What is the Most Important Thing to Know about an Ebola Outbreak?

What is the Most Important Thing to Know about an Ebola Outbreak? (0:30)

In the United States, we are not in a situation of expecting an outbreak of Ebola, says Darria Long Gillespie, MD, chief doctor at Sharecare. In this video, she urges the public to be cautious and aware of risk factors without being afraid.

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I want the public to be cautious, and I want them to be aware of Ebola. I want them to know that if anyone has a risk factors for Ebola they need to be contacting the CDC, or the State Department of Health to be monitoring their symptoms. But I don't want people to panic, and I don't want them to be afraid.

We in the United States are not in the situation of expecting an outbreak like we're seeing in Africa. It's a very different situation, and we can be cautious without being afraid.