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发帖数: 911 | 1 Mount Sinai patient tested for Ebola virus
http://7online.com/health/mount-sinai-patient-tested-for-ebola-virus/239663/
Monday, August 04, 2014
UPPER EAST SIDE (WABC) --
Mount Sinai Hospital is performing tests on
a patient who had recently traveled to a West African country where Ebola
has been reported, the hospital says.
A male patient with high fever and gastrointestinal symptoms came to the
hospital's emergency room on Monday morning.
The hospital says the patient has been placed in strict isolation and is
undergoing medical screenings to determine the cause of his symptoms.
"All necessary steps are being taken to ensure the safety of all patients,
visitors and staff. We will continue to work closely with federal, state
and city health officials to address and monitor this case, keep the
community informed and provide the best quality care to all of our patients,
" the hospital wrote in a statement.
Mt. Sinai is following what the Center for Disease Control recommended
last week when they sent a Health Alert to doctors and hospitals.
The Ebola virus causes a hemorrhagic fever that has sickened more than 1,
300 people in Africa, killing more than 700 mostly in Liberia, Guinea and
Sierra Leone. It is spread through direct contact with bodily fluids, such
as blood or urine, unlike an airborne virus like influenza or the common
cold. A person exposed to the virus can take up to 21 days to exhibit any
symptoms, making it possible for infected travelers to enter the U.S.
without knowing they have it.
Federal agents at U.S. airports are watching travelers from Africa for flu
-like symptoms that could be tied to the recent Ebola outbreak, as
delegations from some 50 countries arrive in the nation's capital for a
leadership summit this week. Border patrol agents at Washington's Dulles
International and New York's JFK airport in particular have been told to ask
travelers about possible exposure to the virus and to be on the lookout for
anyone with a fever, headache, achiness, sore throat, diarrhea, vomiting,
stomach pain, rash or red eyes.
If a passenger is suspected of carrying the deadly virus, they would be
quarantined immediately and evaluated by medical personnel, according to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which provided the additional
training to local airports.
"There is always the possibility that someone with an infectious disease
can enter the United States," CDC spokeswoman Barbara Reynolds said Monday.
"The public health concern is whether it would spread, and, if so, how
quickly.'"
While the CDC says it is not screening passengers boarding planes at
African airports - the job of local authorities there - the center said it
has encouraged vulnerable countries to follow certain precautions. Outbound
passengers in the countries experiencing Ebola are being screened for fevers
and with health questionnaires, Reynolds said.
Health officials say the threat to Americans remains relatively small,
even with the uptick in travel this week between Africa and the United
States. In the past decade, five people have entered the U.S. known to have
a viral hemorrhagic fever, including a case last March of a Minnesota man
diagnosed with Lassa Fever after traveling to West Africa. | p******e
发帖数: 17163 | | a*o
发帖数: 25262 | 3 什么是Ebola 病毒？别吓得大众一会儿下班了都不敢回家。 | s*********r
发帖数: 3934 | | l**s
发帖数: 20567 | | h******v
发帖数: 1826 | 6 比爱兹可怕多了
【在 a*o 的大作中提到】
: 什么是Ebola 病毒？别吓得大众一会儿下班了都不敢回家。
| b**********5
发帖数: 7881 | 7 ebola不是通过bodily fluid 穿么？还没SARS那么容易传 | h****s
发帖数: 16779 | 8 飞沫也是body fluid，也能传染。
【在 b**********5 的大作中提到】
: ebola不是通过bodily fluid 穿么？还没SARS那么容易传
| a**e
发帖数: 8800 | 9 据说变异了
【在 b**********5 的大作中提到】
: ebola不是通过bodily fluid 穿么？还没SARS那么容易传
| G***Y
发帖数: 9698 | 10 纽约惊现疑似感染埃博拉病患
发布于 2014-08-05, 周二 15:46
【侨报纽约网报道】西奈山医疗中心（Mount Sinai Medical Center）的医生们正在焦
急等待一名于上月去西非旅行归来的病患男子的检查报告。
据CBS新闻网报道，周一（8月5日）一名男子出现在西奈山医疗中心急诊室中。当时，
该男子所出现的症状包括高热、以及胃肠不适等。而当其告诉医生自己在近期曾经去致
命的埃博拉病毒肆虐的西非旅行过后，医生对其病情的关注度骤然上升。
医院方面表示，周一当天，该男子在到达医院仅7分钟后就被严格隔离。同时医生针对
该病人所出现的症状做了各类检查以找出原因。
在西奈山医疗中心于周一晚些时候举行的一个新闻发布会上，该医院院长博尔（
Jeremy Boal）医生称，从目前的症状看来，该病人感染埃博拉病毒的可能性并不是很
大。
博尔表示，“我们再次强调的是，该病患的病因很可能并不是埃博拉病毒。有非常大的
可能性该病患仅仅是感染了普通的病毒，但我们希望可以做到万无一失。”
博尔称，关于该病人的确切检查结果需要在一到两天后才可以知晓。
随后，纽约市卫生局也针对该疑似病例发表讲话称，种种迹象表明，该病人可能并没有
感染埃博拉病毒。但院方将就此进行更多普通病毒的检测，以确切地将埃博拉病毒排除。
美国疾病防治预防中心（Centers for Disease Control and Prevention）表示，今年
自西非爆发埃博拉病毒以来，美国境内已有三名美国人进行了是否感染该病毒的检测，
但结果均正常。
卫生局官员表示，埃博拉病毒对于在美国境内的美国人的威胁仍然相对较小。与此同时
，美国各大机场的卫生官员也设立了检验检疫站，检查从非洲前来入境的旅客是否患有
流感症状。
纽约的肯尼迪国际机场和华盛顿的杜勒斯国际机场的边境检疫官也被告知随时监测可能
与埃博拉病毒有过接触的入境人员，并对出现发热、头痛、嗓子酸痛、腹泻、呕吐、胃
痛、红疹或红眼等症状的人保持关注。
据了解，本次在西非爆发的埃博拉病毒是自40年前该病毒爆发后最大规模的一次。目前
已导致至少1600人发病，并在几内亚、利比里亚和塞拉利昂三地已造成近900人死亡，
并且，目前在尼日利亚也确诊了数起病例。
接触传播是埃博拉病毒最主要的传播途径。可以通过接触病人和被感染动物的各种体液
、分泌物、排泄物及其污染物感染。
病人感染后血液中可维持很高的病毒含量，医护人员在治疗、护理病人、或处理病人尸
体过程中，如果没有严格的防护措施，极为容易受到感染。医院内传播是导致埃博拉出
血热暴发流行的重要因素。
据了解，埃博拉病毒的潜伏期为2-21天，一般为5-12天。尚未发现潜伏期有传染性。
患者急性起病，高热、畏寒、极度乏力、头痛、肌痛、咽痛、结膜充血及相对缓脉。随
后可出现恶心、呕吐、腹痛、腹泻、粘液便或血便、皮疹等表现。
重 症患者可出现神志改变，如嗜睡、谵妄等症状。并可出现不同程度的出血表现，包
括鼻、口腔、结膜、胃肠道、阴道、皮肤出血或咯血、血尿等，可出现低血压、休 克
等。可并发心肌炎、肺炎和其它多脏器受损。该病毒的致死率可达90%。无国界医生组
织证实,由于有医疗人员的介入,本轮疫情的致死率为55%。
目前埃博拉出血热尚没有疫苗可以预防，隔离控制传染源和加强个人防护是防控埃博拉
出血热的关键措施。
目前，一名在西非被传染埃博拉病毒的美国医疗人员已被从西非送返美国亚特兰大一家
医院治疗。
据了解，迄今为止，埃博拉病毒尚没有疫苗可以预防，隔离控制传染源和加强个人防护
是防控该病毒的关键措施。（编译：殷璐） |
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