Two patients suspected of being exposed to Ebola were rushed to the hospital by hazmat-wearing emergency workers on Sunday, but after some testing, “the disease was ruled out.”
In a report by the New York Post, there were two patients that “may have had contact with an individual or individuals who traveled from Uganda and had symptoms consistent with the disease but no tests had confirmed its presence, the sources added.”
In the early goings, it was thought that the patients themselves had gone to Uganda, sources told the Post.
Now, in an update, the investigation has led to a suspected norovirus infection as “the illness had spread quickly between family members,” sources said to the Post.
It has not yet been confirmed that it is the norovirus. The patients had gone into the City MD when the scare sparked their urgent transfer.
However, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Interim Commissioner of Health Dr. Michelle Morse posted a tweet to X that said, “The two patients that sought services at CityMD on February 16 at 153 East 125th Street do not have Ebola. Neither patient had exposure to Ebola or other factors that would indicate risk. One patient is being taken to NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue for routine testing and treatment. The NYC Health Department is in close communication with FDNY, CityMD and NYC Health + Hospitals.”
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According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), Ebola is spread “through contact with the body fluids of an infected sick or dead person. Rarely, some people can get the disease from contact with an infected animal, like a bat or primate.”
The CDC detailed that it takes anywhere from two to 21 days to start seeing symptoms of Ebola after a person comes into contact with it, though it is more common for symptoms to appear between day eight and day 10.
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