[iowacornman]

Wait until these poor “soldiers” start dieing. Why did we send military people into ebola can anyone articulate that reasoning? Did they take flame throwers?

[knittnmom]

In "The Hot Zone", a military unit was called in to secure the premises during an outbreak at a medical research facility in Virginia. One of the doctors at the facilities was an army veterinarian researcher. Her husband led the unit to secure the premises.

Coulple of things in that book amazed me:

1. the number of medical professionals who, after exposure, denied that they could have caught Ebola (Some were lucky, and did not. Another did, but spread it to at least 30 other people before dying. She has a strain of the disease named after her)

2. At the research facilities, contaminated waste was simply poured down a drain into the sewer system, followed by bleach to kill the germs. Bleach. No burning or sophisticated decontamination chemicals - just bleach.

[ansel12]

The United States Army is always involved in Ebola outbreaks, and infectious diseases and biological warfare are areas of expertise for the U.S. Army.

In Africa the larger number of troops will be used to build 17 treatment centers, and a hospital with 25 beds to treat medical personnel, and they will be trying to train 500 medical helpers a week, while handling international logistics and supplies movement to those fighting to contain it.