Respectfully, you are misinformed about the capabilities of the U.S. Army with respect to infectious diseases. Read about the U.S. Army’s role in containing Ebola-Reston.
To your point though, the Army won’t be treating Ebola. They will be providing logistical support for and protection of our personnel.
I am aware of the Army's capabilities with respect to infectious diseases. They are just not comparable to those of CDC. The Army, acting on behalf of all services, is studying those diseases that could be used as biological weapons against the US. Ebola is one of them.
To your point though, the Army won’t be treating Ebola. They will be providing logistical support for and protection of our personnel.
From the Stars and Stripes via the WP: US military to lead Ebola fight; to send 3,000 personnel to W. Africa
By the end of the week, a general from U.S. Africa Command will be in place in Monrovia, Liberia — the country where transmission rates are increasing rapidly — to lead the effort called Operation United Assistance. The command will help oversee and coordinate U.S. and international relief efforts while a new, separate regional staging base will help accelerate transportation of urgently needed equipment, supplies and personnel.
In addition, the Pentagon will send engineers to set up 17 treatment centers in Liberia — each with a 100-bed capacity — as well as medical personnel to train up to 500 health-care workers a week in the region.
She said the U.S. military will train local medical personnel to treat Ebola victims, but there will be “no direct patient care” provided by American service members.
We will see how they can separate treating patients and training healthcare workers--many of whom come in contact with patients. I worry about exposure of our personnel to the disease no matter how many precautions are taken.
No kidding, kabar seems impossible to reach.