Disease Detectives Investigate Ebola Breach

Disease Detectives Investigate Ebola Breach
An American nurse who was treating an Ebola victim at a hospital in Texas has tested positive for the deadly disease that is ravaging West Africa. This is the first known case of Ebola being contracted in the US. The nurse had reportedly taken all necessary precautions to eliminate contamination, including wearing protective gear, such as a mask, gloves, gown, and shield. Disease detectives are currently investigating what went wrong. They are particularly interested in how the gear was removed after the nurse treated her patient who has since died. Nurses all over the US have stepped out to voice their concerns about the lack of training to deal with Ebola. Only a handful of hospitals in the US are fully trained to deal with highly infectious diseases. Passengers arriving in the US from the hardest hit countries are now being screened for Ebola at five US airports.

1. Disease detectives have been called on to investigate how the nurse could have contracted Ebola despite her protective clothing. They need to find out what the breach of protocol was.
2. The patient that this nurse was caring for died of Ebola.
3. The report mentions airports in the US because some airports are now screening passengers who are flying into the US from West Africa.