Tag: CDC

First Zika Virus Case Confirmed in Georgia

The dreaded Zika virus has hit close to home. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta confirmed the first case of Zika...

Zika Virus That Shrinks Babies Brains Spreads to New York

A mosquito-borne virus that causes horrific birth defects in babies has spread to New York from Latin America. ABC affiliate WABC-TV reports four cases of...

Quarantined Nurse Reveals Photos of Her Tent “Prison” *Update*

A nurse who was placed under forced quarantine in New Jersey after arriving from West Africa says she will sue the state of NJ. Despite...

‘Clipboard guy’ with Dallas Ebola patient did not require protective gear

An ambulance employee caused an uproar on the Internet because he was not wearing protective gear while accompanying Dallas Ebola nurse from Dallas to...

Experts Fear Ebola May Be More Easily Spread; Doctors, Nurses Flee Hospitals

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta (CDC) reports that doctors and nurses are fleeing the Ebola hot zones in Liberia amid...

Second Possible Ebola Case in Dallas

American President Barack Obama confidently said there would never be an Ebola outbreak in the United States. He might be proven wrong. Another possible case...