The third US patient, Dr. Rick Sacra, to be treated for Ebola on
American soil has been isolated again in hospital after suffering a
persistent cough and fever.DailyMail reports that Dr Rick Sacra, 51, who
contracted the deadly virus while working in Liberia was readmitted to
UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester, Massachusetts, two weeks
after he was cleared. He was treated at the University of Nebraska
Medical Center for the infection last month and was released...
Doctors are said to be performing tests on him to make sure Ebola has
not returned, however they claim he has not relapsed - also stressing
that the public should not be concerned.
Medical Director Dr Phil Smith told WCVB:
'Even though the likelihood of Dr. Sacra having a relapse of Ebola
is extremely low, doctors will run tests to be 100 percent sure. Because
of his recent battle with the Ebola virus, his immune system is
compromised. The symptoms he has are indicative of a respiratory illness
and are not those of someone suffering from Ebola,' he added. At the
end of September, following his release from hospital, Dr Sacra had told
reporters he wanted to return to the disease-ravaged areas to help
fight the outbreak. 'The odds of my ending up back there are pretty
high. I don't have any specific plans, but that's where my heart is.
'It's heartbreaking for me to see Liberians suffering from Ebola and
other diseases right now.'The world is currently experiencing its worst
outbreak of Ebola in history, with the disease killing nearly 3,000
people in West Africa during the past six months
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