Ebola Claims Another Doctor Earlier this month, Dr. Martin Salia, a surgeon who worked in Sierra Leone, somehow contracted Ebola. Over the weekend, he was flown to the specialized biocontainment facility in Nebraska. The hospital announced this morning that he had passed away. This is tragic news. As a Christian, Dr. Salia believed working in medicine was not just a job, but Gods will for his life. As one associate said of Dr. Salia, That he stayed committed to missionary hospitals tells you everything you need to know about who he is and his faith. We offer our prayers and condolences to his widow, Isatu, and their two children, who live in Maryland. Unfortunately, Dr. Salias case raises many questions. It is not known how he contracted Ebola. This is not the first time that an infected nurse or doctor couldnt pinpoint the exact cause of infection. Worse, Dr. Salia was tested for Ebola but the results came back negative. Friends and co-workers celebrated the news and, according to the Washington Post, threw their arms around him. They shook his hand. They patted him on the back. They removed their protective gear and cried. As his condition worsened, Dr. Salia thought he had malaria, but the treatments did nothing. A second Ebola test on November 10th returned positive. Weve heard of false positives, but the dangers of false negatives are very real with Ebola. As a Center for Disease Control official in Sierra Leone said, early tests are often wrong because there arent enough copies of the virus in the blood for the test to pick up. Such false negatives could contribute to a false sense of security, leading to additional Ebola exposures. This suggests that the medical community, including the CDC, is still struggling to thoroughly comprehend Ebola, which is why prudence demands we follow tried and true procedures rather than bow to the demands of political correctness. Gary L Bauer, Campaign for Working Families, End of Day Report, Monday, November 17, 2014
Posted on: Tue, 18 Nov 2014 14:34:18 +0000
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