Posted on 10/08/2014 6:04:16 AM PDT by Cincinatus' Wife
It emerged Wednesday that Teresa Romero Ramos, a nurse who caught Ebola after helping treat a patient, made multiple attempts to report her fever RECOMMENDED FOR YOU Emmys 2014: Sarah Silverman Says She Brought Weed Released Ebola Patient: "I Am Thrilled To Be Alive" How To Trace The Spread of Ebola From The First US Patient by Taboola
A Spanish nurse who contracted Ebola in Madrid this week told health authorities at least three times she had a fever before she was finally placed in quarantine, it emerged Wednesday, despite having helped treat a patient who later died of the virus.
The nurse, named by the media as Teresa Romero Ramos, is the first person to have caught the Ebola virus outside of Africa in the current outbreak.
Romero Ramos first called a specialized service dedicated to occupational risk at Carlos III hospital in Madrid on Sept. 30 and complained of a slight fever and fatigue, a government official said, but was advised to visit her local clinic. She called again a few days later,the Guardian reports, but nothing was done.
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Did YOU post a thread with the source?
No, there was a thread already up. The other FReeper announced it and had dibs on posting breaking news as far as I’m concerned. If you think I was ordering that it be done, you’re mistaken.
A link to this thread has been posted on the Ebola Surveillance Thread
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