2014 in West Africa the Ebola virus continues its exponential spread
continues its exponential spread
continues its exponential spread hospitals are swamped with patients and
hospitals are swamped with patients and
hospitals are swamped with patients and the already weak health care
the already weak health care
the already weak health care infrastructure begins to collapse
virologists from around the world come
virologists from around the world come to help dr. Daniel Bausch a specialist
to help dr. Daniel Bausch a specialist
to help dr. Daniel Bausch a specialist in viral hemorrhagic fevers is one of
in viral hemorrhagic fevers is one of
in viral hemorrhagic fevers is one of them he’s dealt with killer outbreaks
them he’s dealt with killer outbreaks
them he’s dealt with killer outbreaks before but the situation at the Kenema
before but the situation at the Kenema
before but the situation at the Kenema hospital in Sierra Leone is unlike
hospital in Sierra Leone is unlike
hospital in Sierra Leone is unlike anything he’s encountered that whole
anything he’s encountered that whole
anything he’s encountered that whole experience in Kenema almost seems like
experience in Kenema almost seems like
experience in Kenema almost seems like kind of a bad dream you know you dream
kind of a bad dream you know you dream
kind of a bad dream you know you dream that you’re someplace that you know that
that you’re someplace that you know that
that you’re someplace that you know that that everybody’s getting Ebola and then
that everybody’s getting Ebola and then
that everybody’s getting Ebola and then dying and it seems like something that
dying and it seems like something that
dying and it seems like something that can’t really be real Ebola is not an
can’t really be real Ebola is not an
can’t really be real Ebola is not an easy thing to die if it’s not only that
easy thing to die if it’s not only that
easy thing to die if it’s not only that you die but it’s a very painful disease
the hospital in Kenema quickly turns
the hospital in Kenema quickly turns into Sierra Leone’s largest Ebola
into Sierra Leone’s largest Ebola
into Sierra Leone’s largest Ebola treatment unit in the fall of 2014
treatment unit in the fall of 2014
treatment unit in the fall of 2014 Ian Crozier becomes its lead clinician
Ian Crozier becomes its lead clinician
Ian Crozier becomes its lead clinician I’ve never seen anything quite like this
I’ve never seen anything quite like this
I’ve never seen anything quite like this particular virus so not only does it
particular virus so not only does it
particular virus so not only does it kill a lot of people it kills them very
kill a lot of people it kills them very
kill a lot of people it kills them very aggressively and at a pace that is
aggressively and at a pace that is
aggressively and at a pace that is shocking
you’re you have fever but it’s fever
you’re you have fever but it’s fever that comes with terrible joint and
that comes with terrible joint and
that comes with terrible joint and muscle ache and often riders teeth
muscle ache and often riders teeth
muscle ache and often riders teeth chattering shuttles that can knock
chattering shuttles that can knock
chattering shuttles that can knock people out of bed then the
people out of bed then the
people out of bed then the gastrointestinal phase begins leaders
gastrointestinal phase begins leaders
gastrointestinal phase begins leaders and leaders and leaders of diarrhea and
and leaders and leaders of diarrhea and
and leaders and leaders of diarrhea and lots of vomiting
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