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MUSC is the Medical University of SC. It is located in downtown Charleston.
http://www.abcnews4.com/story/27323990/musc-ebola-protocol-enacted-patient-low-risk
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) -- The Medical University of South Carolina has initiated its Ebola protocol, according to one hospital official.
A spokesperson for MUSC says one patient being treated at the hospital prompted the protocol. That patient is said to be "low risk".
Officials would not say where the patient came from or any other circumstances regarding the protocol. It is unclear if the person being treated has Ebola or Ebola-like symptoms.
In October, MUSC was declared the first hospital in the state ready to accept patients diagnosed with Ebola. The Department of Health and Environmental Control said MUSC would be ready. Hospital leaders said its disaster management team had been rehearsing worst case scenarios.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, "diagnosing Ebola in a person who has been infected for only a few days is difficult because the early symptoms, such as fever, are nonspecific to Ebola infection and often are seen in patients with more common diseases, such as malaria and typhoid fever."
MUSC officials are holding a press conference at 8 a.m.
We will update this story when more information becomes available.
MUSC is the Medical University of SC. It is located in downtown Charleston.
http://www.abcnews4.com/story/27323990/musc-ebola-protocol-enacted-patient-low-risk
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) -- The Medical University of South Carolina has initiated its Ebola protocol, according to one hospital official.
A spokesperson for MUSC says one patient being treated at the hospital prompted the protocol. That patient is said to be "low risk".
Officials would not say where the patient came from or any other circumstances regarding the protocol. It is unclear if the person being treated has Ebola or Ebola-like symptoms.
In October, MUSC was declared the first hospital in the state ready to accept patients diagnosed with Ebola. The Department of Health and Environmental Control said MUSC would be ready. Hospital leaders said its disaster management team had been rehearsing worst case scenarios.
According to the Centers for Disease Control, "diagnosing Ebola in a person who has been infected for only a few days is difficult because the early symptoms, such as fever, are nonspecific to Ebola infection and often are seen in patients with more common diseases, such as malaria and typhoid fever."
MUSC officials are holding a press conference at 8 a.m.
We will update this story when more information becomes available.
