AC360 answers viewer questions about Ebola
There are so many questions and concerns about Ebola and what this first case in the U.S. really means. Viewers have been sending us questions on Facebook and Twitter. We got answers from Dr. Irwin Redlener, Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta and David Quammen, author of "Ebola: The Natural and Human History of a Deadly Virus."
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Did Texas hospital 'drop the ball' with the first U.S. Ebola case?
Thomas Duncan arrived at a Dallas hospital with fever and vomiting. He even told a nurse that he had recently traveled from Liberia. Despite all that, doctors sent him home. Drew Griffin has new details on what went wrong.
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Rape allegation from 2002 emerges against suspect in Hannah Graham case
Jesse Matthew, the suspect in the disappearance of UVA student Hannah Graham, has now been linked to two sexual assault cases at two Virginia universities he attended in 2002 and 2003. Randi Kaye traveled to one of the schools to learn more.
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New concerns about enterovirus-68
The CDC says it’s not clear what role enterovirus-68 may have played in the deaths of four children. The respiratory virus has been striking kids across the country, landing some in intensive care units. Now there are growing concerns that the virus may be linked to neurological complications in some of those cases. Deborah Feyerick has the latest.
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Ebola survivor Nancy Writebol's advice to Thomas Duncan
Thomas Duncan is said to be in serious condition at a Dallas hospital after being diagnosed with Ebola. Nancy Writebol is one of just a few Americans who know what he is going through right now. She survived an Ebola infection. Nancy and her husband David spoke to Anderson about Nancy’s battle with the deadly virus. They also offered advice to Duncan and his family.
Nancy goes on to describe what it is like to suffer from Ebola in part 2 of her interview with Anderson.
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Retracing the U.S. Ebola patient's steps in Dallas
Gary Tuchman visited the Dallas home where Thomas Duncan was staying before he was diagnosed with Ebola. It was there that Duncan may have come into contact with five children who attend four different schools in the neighborhood. Gary also went to one of those schools and spoke with concerned parents.
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