Okay.
Let us take a look at the CDC’s timeline for Ebola.
Patient Zero left Liberia on the 20th. He went to the hospital on either the 28th or 29th. He was displaying Ebola symptoms.
Patient Two went to the hospital with symptoms yesterday, the 30th. That means Patient two was infected no later than the 27th. This means Patient Two showed up at the hospital with the ability to infect others.
The question now is: when did Patient Two develop the ability to infect others? If Patient Two was exposed prior to the 27th (very likely) then there is a new thread of infection out there.
Why am I assuming the latest arrival at the hospital is Patient Two? Two reasons. First, the lack of unique early Ebola symptoms. We don’t know if a person has Ebola until they are able to spread Ebola. Second, a mortality rate of between 50 and 70%. BTW - the hospital staff is reacting in the same manner - assuming that this latest arrival is truly Patient two.
IMHO We can expect to see Patient Three before the end of the week. If so, things can turn really nasty very quickly.
Patient 3 will be someone totally unknown to patient 1 or his family, just wait and see.
No that is wrong dates.
He arrived in US on the 20th, felt symptoms on 24th, went to hospital on 26th. Sent home. Went back via ambulance on 28th.
Corrections: Case 0 left Liberia the 19th, Arrive Dallas the 20th. Taken to Presby via ambulance on the 26th presenting symptoms, sent home with antibiotics. Goes back on 28th, is finally admitted. Ebola test confirmed yesterday at 3:00pm.