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2 American Ebola patients released from hospital
The Washington Times ^ | August 21, 2014 | Katie Foody and Jeff Martin - AP

Posted on 08/21/2014 8:50:39 AM PDT by jazusamo

ATLANTA (AP) — After nearly three weeks of treatment, the two American aid workers who were infected with the deadly Ebola virus in Africa have been discharged from an Atlanta hospital, officials said Thursday.

An official at Emory University Hospital stressed that their release poses no public health risk, and Dr. Kent Brantly, 33, called it a “miraculous day.”

“I am thrilled to be alive, to be well, and to be reunited with my family. As a medical missionary I never imagined myself in this position,” Brantly said. He spoke at a news conference after his release Thursday. Nancy Writebol, 59, was released Tuesday, and her husband said in statement emailed by aid group SIM that that she is free of the virus but in a weakened condition and was recuperating at an undisclosed location.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Georgia
KEYWORDS: brantly; ebola; samaritanspurse; survivors; writebol
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To: Shimmer1

In. Before. The. Stalking. Accusation.


61 posted on 08/21/2014 8:08:51 PM PDT by null and void (If Bill Clinton was the first black president, why isn't Barack Obama the first woman president?)
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To: Smokin' Joe

Thanks for the ping!


62 posted on 08/21/2014 9:03:07 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Take a virus like Hep-C or HIV and the drug regimen and time it takes. The reporters are not asking the most obvious question: How is this possible?

Is there a doctor in the house that can explain what is involved in eradication of a virus in the human body and how it is possible to accomplish that in just three weeks time?

64 posted on 08/21/2014 10:43:09 PM PDT by gunsequalfreedom (Conservative is not a label of convenience. It is a guide to your actions.)
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To: gunsequalfreedom; null and void

Excellent Question

the people/animals I know who have such virus, have them for life - they just manage the symptoms


65 posted on 08/22/2014 5:27:04 AM PDT by SisterK
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To: Alamo-Girl

You’re Welcome, Alamo-Girl!


66 posted on 08/22/2014 6:17:54 AM PDT by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing.)
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To: TangledUpInBlue

It has been found in semen up to sixty days.

No fun for Dr Ebola until Christmas. And he’s gonna have to wrap that present.


67 posted on 08/22/2014 7:10:26 AM PDT by Vermont Lt (Ebola: Death is a lagging indicator.)
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To: Veggie Todd

Exactly or the whole thing was a false story to start with.


68 posted on 08/22/2014 7:30:35 AM PDT by mad_as_he$$
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