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Not too surprising given the circumstances. Very unfortunate though, I'm imagining he died a very lonely death, without family too near to him (assuming he was
by iLoch 12y ago
Not too surprising given the circumstances. Very unfortunate though, I'm imagining he died a very lonely death, without family too near to him (assuming he was heavily quarantined.) What will become of his body? Do they have to burn it, or will the virus die with the host?
- throwaway344 12y agoThe virus is still capable of spreading after its host's death. In fact, the handling of corpses for funerals was one of the biggest vectors for the disease's current spread in West Africa.
- jonas21 12y agoHis body will be cremated: https://twitter.com/TexasDSHS/status/519922160903938049 https://twitter.com/TexasDSHS/status/519922160903938049 CDC guidelines allow for either cremation or burial in a hermetically sealed casket: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/guidance-safe-handling-human-remains-ebola-patients-us-hospitals-mortuaries.html http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/guidance-safe-handling-huma...
- malandrew 12y agoI'm honestly surprised the latter is allowed at all since it gives anyone who wants to get their hands on a dangerous biological agent a grave to rob.