03 August 2014 (Primary Source) U.S. doctor quarantines himself at home after treating Ebola patients in Liberia

Patients are only contagious when they show symptoms, not during the incubation period, according to the World Health Organization.

“I was not concerned that I was contagious when I left Africa, and not concerned at this time because I have no symptoms of the disease,” Jamison said.

The retired pediatrician said he was volunteering with Medical Teams International.

“It was very stressful and emotional to see these things in Liberia,” Jamison said.

Liberia is one of three nations battling an outbreak of Ebola. The World Health Organization says Ebola has been confirmed or suspected to have infected more than 1,300 people, with more than 700 deaths in West Africa this year.

So far, the disease has been confined to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea. One man died in quarantine in Nigeria after leaving Liberia.

Two American medical workers infected in West Africa will receive treatment in Atlanta.

Dr. Kent Brantly arrived in Georgia on Saturday aboard a specially equipped plane and was taken to Emory University Hospital.

The plane is headed to Liberia to retrieve the other American, fellow missionary Nancy Writebol.

The treatment of the patients will be conducted under strict safety protocols, U.S. officials said.
There’s no cure for Ebola. The most common approach is to support organ functions and keep up bodily fluids such as blood and water long enough for the body to fight off the infection.
Despite the risks, Jamison said he’d return to West Africa to help combat Ebola.



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