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Jay Varkey, MD, Assistant Professor of Emory University School of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases on treating Ebola patients and the fear that goes with it._  by [Alice Park](https://time.com/author/alice-park/)  ## Alice Park Senior Correspondent Oct 24, 2014 3:34 PM UTC  A New York City Police officer stands at the entrance to Bellevue Hospital October 23, 2014 in New York City. A New York City Police officer stands at the entrance to Bellevue Hospital October 23, 2014 in New York City. Bryan Thomas—Getty Images  by [Alice Park](https://time.com/author/alice-park/)  ## Alice Park Senior Correspondent Oct 24, 2014 3:34 PM UTC Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) confirmed Friday that one its staff members tested positive for Ebola in New York City this week. While the patient’s identity, Dr. Craig Spencer, has been made public, MSF declined to provide further details about his him, citing privacy reasons. Spencer had recently returned from Guinea, where he was part of the humanitarian aid group’s efforts to treat the Ebola epidemic there. MSF had strict procedures requiring members returning from Ebola-stricken areas to monitor themselves by taking their temperature twice a day for potential signs of a fever, an early sign of the virus. When Spencer found his temperature was high on Thursday morning, he immediately called MSF, which then contacted the New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene. **MORE:** [Ebola in New York: How Worried Should the City Be?](http://time.com/3535686/ebola-new-york-city-worry/) “Extremely strict procedures are in place for staff dispatched to Ebola affected countries before, during, and after their assignments,” Sophie Delaunay, executive director of MSF said in a statement. “Despite the strict protocols, risk cannot be completely eliminated. However, close post-assignment monitoring allows for early detection of cases and for swift isolation and medical management.” According to the group, three MSF members and 21 locally employed staff have been infected with Ebola; thirteen have died. MSF has 3,000 employees working in West Africa to treat Ebola patients; more than 700 international staff from around the world have spent varying amounts of time in the region battling the epidemic. ## Transcript So, why do people fear Ebola. It's new. Or at least it's recognized as being new here in the United States. It is a serious illness, but it's not a very contagious disease. This is not a particularly easy virus to transmit from one person to another. The whole notion of abating fear, when you talk about a disease that's reported to have. 50 to 60 to 90 % mortality rates. I would really caution on, something that we've been emphasizing for the last two weeks that that really needs to be taken with the recognition that those are mortality rates in healthcare environments that unfortunately do not have even close to the resources that we have here in the United States and other developed countries. The key to treatment for Ebola virus is supportive care. Supporting the patient long enough so that their immune system can develop the antibodies needed to really defeat this virus. We were sort of in a unique position of having this unit that was designed to take care of diseases far more contagious than the Ebola virus. But in this particular circumstance, it seemed like the right place to to care for these patients. My hope is, is that by providing excellent care here, that we learn process that can be translated and expanded so that, that, in my opinion, in a fair and just world, that those processes if they are really a key to improving survival. 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