A retired American doctor
who was working with Ebola patients
in West Africa returned to the
United States this week -- and put
himself in quarantine.
Dr. Alan Jamison volunteered in the
Liberian capital of Monrovia this
month as part of an international
medical group.
Jamison, 69, said he's had no
symptoms of the deadly virus, but
has been in seclusion since Monday,
when he returned to his hometown
of Morristown, Tennessee.
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He plans to be in isolation for 21
days, which is the incubation period
for the disease or the time between
infection and onset of symptoms.
"My last encounter with a patient
who had Ebola was on July 19," he
said. "I contacted the Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention on
my arrival ... and informed them I
had been in West Africa and my
history."
The father of three said his daughter
picked him up from the airport and
dropped him at home, where he's
quarantined himself and has had no
contact with anyone since.
"I'm feeling normal and doing the
typical things a person would do in
their home," he said. " I have my
family who can bring me food if I
need anything, and they would not
enter the house. They can leave
items outside the home."
Ebola spreads through contact with
organs and bodily fluids such as
blood, saliva, urine and other
secretions of infected people.
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. CNN contacted the aid
group, which said it's compiling
information on his case and will
provide details later. However, the
group noted on its website that its
U.S. volunteer doctor is back home.
"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, which
the World Health Organization says
is 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 are
coming home to get treatment for
the disease. On Saturday one of the
patients is to arrive in Georgia by
specially equipped plane and be
treated at Emory University Hospital
in Atlanta. The plane will return to
West Africa to retrieve the other
American.
The transport and treatment of the
patients will be conducted under
strict safety protocols, U.S. officials
said.
There's no treatment 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.
http://edition.cnn.com/2014/08/02/health/ebola-doctor-quarantine/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

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between liberia and his home in U.S how many people did he notify that he is a threat to their lives and they should not come close to him. His decision to me is afterthought