Paul Farmer on Ebola - weak health systems are to blame for Ebola’s rapid spread Weak health systems are also to blame for the high case-fatality rates in the current pandemic...the spread of the disease can be stopped by linking better infection control (to protect the uninfected) to improved clinical care (to save the afflicted). An Ebola diagnosis need not be a death sentence. Here’s my assertion as an infectious disease specialist: if patients are promptly diagnosed and receive aggressive supportive care – including fluid resuscitation, electrolyte replacement and blood products – the great majority, as many as 90 per cent, should survive. lrb.co.uk/v36/n20/paul-farmer/diary
Posted on: Sun, 19 Oct 2014 07:26:58 +0000
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