Miss. Hospitals, Clinic Receiving Updates on Ebola

BY JACK ELLIOTT JR.
Associated Press

JACKSON, Miss. — State health officials say Mississippi hospitals are capable of handling any Ebola cases that may arise.

State Epidemiologist Dr. Thomas Dobbs says The Mississippi State Department of Health has provided hospitals with an updated guide for treatment of Ebola cases. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention also has provided preparedness literature

Some hospitals – or group of hospitals – are augmenting that information with their own plans

CDC Director Tom Frieden said the agency is bolstering training nationwide on how to respond to an Ebola case. The CDC says Ebola isn’t contagious until symptoms appear. Ebola isn’t spread through the air like the flu; people catch it by direct contact with a sick person’s bodily fluids, such as blood or vomit.