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Doctor says early detection is key in fighting Ebola virus
UPDATED 5:41 PM CDT Oct 01, 2014post a commentAn Oklahoma City expert in infectious diseases says early detection is key in fighting the virus, but said it is not an airborne illness.
Video TranscriptTHE PATIENT WITH EBOLA, HIS NAME IS THOMAS DUNCAN. HE REMAINS IN DALLAS IN SERIOUS BUT STABLE CONDITION. WE WILL HAVE MORE FROM DALLAS IN A SECOND. FIRST, WE WANT TO BRING IT BACK TO OKLAHOMA. MANY OF YOU HAVE BEEN ASKING ONLINE ABOUT EBOLA. KOCO MORGAN CHESKY IS LIVE FROM THE MEDICAL CENTER WITH WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. Reporter: CAUTIOUS OPTIMISM THAT IS HOW DOCTORS ADDRESSED EBOLA TODAY. WE KNOW IT IS ONE OF THE DEADLIEST DISEASES WE HAVE COME UP AGAINST, BUT FOR THOSE WHO UNDERSTAND IT STOPPING IT IS NO SECRET. IT IS PUTTING A CITY ON HIGH ALERT. AT A DALLAS HOSPITAL A MAN INFECTED AND IN CRITICAL CONDITION. THE AMBULANCE CREW WHO CARRIED HIM, QUARANTINE. EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT. EBOLA? IS THAT THE WAY YOU SAY IT? Reporter: A MIX OF CONCERN AND CURIOSITY ON THE ARRIVAL OF THE VIRUS WITHOUT A CURE. IT IS A DEADLY VIRUS THE CHANCE OF DEATH IS 70 PERCENT. Reporter: DOCTOR STRESSES EARLY DETECTION IS KEY YET OFTEN A DIFFICULT WITH SYMPTOMS WE HAVE ALL SEEN BEFORE. THE SYMPTOMS COME WITH HEADACHE, FEVER, ACHES AND PAINS. Reporter: UNLIKE THE FLU, EBOLA IS NOT AIRBORNE MEDIA IT TAKES DIRECT CONTACT WITH SOMEONE INFECTED. IT IS BODY FLUID CONTACT, NOT BREATHING, NOT AIR THAT ANYTHING ELSE. Reporter: WHICH IS WHY WITH THE ONLY OFFICIAL PATIENT IN DALLAS THOSE IN OKC SHOULD HAVE LITTLE WORRY FOR NOW. AT LEAST WE KNOW ABOUT HIM. HOW MANY OTHERS ARE HERE WE DON'T KNOW ABOUT? Reporter: AS OF RIGHT NOW NO ONE UNDER SUSPICION OF ANY EBOLA INFECTION IN OKLAHOMA. COMING UP WE HEAR HEALTH OFFICIALS ON THEIR PLAN SHOULD THE DISEASE COME NORTH. MORGAN CHESKY, KOCO 5 NEWS. THE COVERAGE CONTINUES ON KOCO.com. WE HAVE A LOT OF WHAT YOU NEED
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