I surfed into a show last night where a very sympathetic interviewer was interviewing the doc who recovered in Atlanta. I enjoyed it until I started thinking about his bloody diarrhea going out into the sewage system. Anyone know whether those rooms have holding tanks?
At the 4 special centers in the U.S, they treat the body wastes to sterilize it.
They do here. It gets incinerated.
West Africa? It flows into the nearest reservoir or river.
Q - "Is it safe for Ebola patients to use the bathroom?"
A - "Yes. Sanitary sewers may be used for the safe disposal of patient waste. Additionally, sewage handling processes (e.g., anaerobic digestion, composting, disinfection) in the United States are designed to inactivate infectious agents."
CDC - Interim Guidance for Environmental Infection Control in Hospitals for Ebola Virus
You should have watched the whole show. Of course they don’t release it into the sewage system without sterilization.
It was a mesmerizing hour, left me with admiration for both the highly professional medical staff and for Dr. Brantly and Mrs. Writebol. Info and experience gathered from this experience should have long-term benefits.
they might have had a poop bag on him..