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Is Jacksonville ready for Ebola?

The Ebola story has been everywhere.

You're hearing about efforts to contain it before it spreads beyond the three Dallas cases.

You're hearing about false alarms, like the ones' last week at Baptist Health Downtown and Memorial Hospital.

No matter how you feel about the story, or the way the news media is covering Ebola, it is generating a lot of opinions.  We're working each day to update you on the most important new developments and how they could affect you.

Recently we brought together local doctors to answer your questions about Ebola.

Our panel was:

  • Dr. Jennifer Katsolis, infectious disease specialist at St. Vincent's Healthcare
  • Dr. Scott Silvers, Mayo Clinic Chair of Emergency Medicine
  • Dr. Om Kapoor, infectious disease specialist at Baptist Health

AUDIO: how Ebola is spread and why it is so contagious.

AUDIO: the length of the incubation process.

AUDIO: the practical concerns most everyone has.

AUDIO: the path to a cure.

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