On Sunday, October 19, 2014, USA Today published an article titled "Pentagon building rapid-response Ebola team". The article summarized how the Department of Health and Human Services, a government funded operation, requested this team to be put together because they want to "'Ensure our nation is ready to respond quickly, effectively and safely in the event of additional Ebola cases'". The team is to have 20 nurses, 5 viral disease doctors, and 5 trainers that are specialized in safety protocols. The team is going to be sent to Texas to receive further training in infection control. This is important because Ebola is a serious infectious disease that has effected a lot of people in Africa and has began to show up in America. Most notably in Dallas where a man died about a week and a half ago and the nurses that treated him also contracted the disease. The article shows that our government is taking the necessary steps in order to stop the spread of this virus and be ready at a moments notice to only people in America. These actions taken I believe are the right ones because our government needs to take responsibility for situations like this and they are.
The article I chose is worth reading because it can inform you on the latest news regarding Ebola in America. Ebola is a serious illness that has began to effect people in America and citizens need to be informed of domestic threats like this one. This article covers what the government is doing to prevent the spread of this virus and gives some information on how Ebola has hit america so far.
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