Nina Pham was infected at some point during the treatment of Duncan. She was symptomatic as of October 10, with a fever. She tested positive on the 11th and treatment began thereafter.

She’s now disease free on the 24th.

That’s just about two weeks from confirmation of Ebola to being disease free.

Pretty impressive.

Amber Vinson was confirmed to be infected on the 15th, but by the 22nd was determined to be Ebola free.

That is pretty important information - with the right kind of treatment/support, the disease is survivable. There is no known cure, only support treatments that give people a chance to survive.

The problem is that over in Africa, there isn’t the kind of support and therapeutic offerings available, so the disease continues to spread. There was an NPR story about how there’s a hydration kit for those who may have Ebola, and that pushing fluids and electrolytes is key to keeping the body from going into organ failure.

I’ll (Gag) Drink To That: Oral Rehydration Seen As Key For Ebola Patients Recovering http://t.co/7Pm5I54QUg

— lawhawk (@lawhawk) October 24, 2014

Possible improvement? Add better tasting flavor to mask the chemical tastes - make it easier for people to tolerate drinking the stuff.