US Ebola Force Continues To Build in West Africa

Defense News: Before entering the US Embassy in Monrovia to brief soldiers and reporters on the US military response to the Ebola epidemic, Army Maj. Gen. Daryl Williams washed his hands in chlorine bleach and had his temperature taken.

In addition to these basic precautions, he adheres to the “ABCs” of medical care — but instead of following the typical combat care fundamentals of “Airway check, Breathing and Check for wounds,” he uses the ABCs for West Africa: “Avoid Body Contact.”

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