Healthcare worker was wearing CDC approved protective gear.

[Yo_Mama]

38. Several interesting articles with general background

I thought I'd post them here rather than in a new thread:
1) Emory doctor discussing treatment and PPE used with their two patients:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/ebola-doctor-reveals-how-infected-americans-were-cured/

Note that they said they followed CDC guidelines but that nurses with a lot of contact perhaps used hoods (which would be easier to manage and to properly remove).

2) Background article on the genetic work done earlier in the outbreak, which documents human-to-human transmission and discusses mutation rate:
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/local-news/20141009-patient-zero-believed-to-be-sole-source-of-ebola-outbreak.ece

Five of the named authors are dead already.

3) Better timeline for Duncan - note that he denied to doctors even at the second admission that he had been around anyone ill. He knew he had, because the poor lady died. Was he already disoriented?
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/17b709cea02d445d9ca2e462bebe37bb/ap-enterprise-records-chronicle-duncans-decline

He got brincidofovir (I can't spell this damned word - hope I got it right this time) on the 5th. FDA cleared on phone app from the doctors, which is how it is supposed to work.

There is more detail on the brincidofovir at this blog:
http://www.virology.ws/2014/10/09/treatment-of-ebola-virus-infection-with-brincidofovir/

I still think that's a hail mary type thing which is unlikely to work, but it would be wonderful if it did.

There's a doctor in Africa who is trying Epivir (lamivudine), an HIV drug. he says 13 out of 15 patients have survived. Epivir can be pretty toxic.

http://www.npr.org/blogs/goatsandsoda/2014/10/10/355164328/a-liberian-doctor-comes-up-with-his-own-ebola-regimen