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What’s Going to Happen With the Dallas Patient’s Body After He Died From Ebola?
(This 2011 photo provided by Wilmot Chayee shows Thomas Eric Duncan, the first Ebola patient diagnosed in the U.S., at a wedding in Ghana. Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Dallas, where Duncan was being treated for the disease, on Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 said Duncan has died. (AP/Wilmot Chayee)
With the death of the first U.S.-diagnosed Ebola patient announced by a Dallas hospital Wednesday, it begs the question: What will be done with Thomas Eric Duncan’s body?
At this point it’s generally well-known that the Ebola virus is spread through direct contact with bodily fluids, but even U.S. hospitals have had to face hurdles to find methods and companies that are equipped to handle the infectious materials from the few patients that have come to the country with the virus.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a body postmortem is still considered infectious and needs to be handled following certain procedures.
“Ebola virus can be transmitted in postmortem care settings by laceration and puncture with contaminated instruments used during postmortem care, through direct handling of human remains without appropriate personal protective equipment, and through splashes of blood or other body fluids (e.g. urine, saliva, feces) to unprotected mucosa (e.g., eyes, nose, or mouth) which occur during postmortem care,” the CDC’s website explained.
As such, those tasked with handling the remains will need to take the same protective precautions as those who cared for the patient while alive. As for the disposition of the remains, the CDC gives this guidance: ……READ FULL ARTICLE HERE
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