Ebola outbreak; BRITISH DOCTOR HANNAH SPENCER TELLS OF THE DIFFICULTY IN TREATING PATIENTS
A doctor who has fought
the Ebola virus in Liberia where it infected two American doctors today gave a
terrifying insight into how medics put their fears aside and their lives on the
line to treat patients in the current outbreak taking a grip in Africa. Doctor
Hannah Spencer revealed how she wills herself to feel safe inside a boiling hot
air-sealed Hazmat suit - her only barrier between her and catching an invisible
killer that kills 90 per cent of those who are infected.
She spoke out after two
Americans, Dr Kent Brantly, 33, and Nancy Writebol, 60, contracted Ebola and
are fighting for their lives to explain the risks, the courage, the physical
toll and fear endured by doctors battling to contain the virus from killing
more.
'At
traditional funerals, it's common for the body to be displayed and for all of
the mourners to touch... If someone has died from Ebola, the level of virus in
their body is extremely high'
- Dr Hannah Spencer
- Dr Hannah Spencer
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