Ebola

Ebola is all over the headlines lately. Here are some helpful facts about the deadly disease (that you're not going to catch).

The second-ever diagnosis of Ebola in America occurred this weekend, but still, there's no reason to panic. You won't catch Ebola, don't worry.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An American video journalist being treated for Ebola continues to show improvement and is described by hospital officials as steadily heading in the right direction.

NOMAAN MERCHANT, Associated Press DALLAS (AP) — Health officials are intensifying the monitoring of hospital workers who cared for the first person diagnosed with Ebola in the U.S. after one of them was infected with the virus despite wearing protective gear...

In scary times, it's always good to keep a sense of humor and be able to laugh in the face of an uncertain future. That said, it may be too soon to start joking about Ebola on airplanes, especially when you have the sniffles.

Gov. Rick Perry visited U.S. Army troops in Fort Hood, Texas Thursday morning ahead of their deployment to Liberia to help combat the spread of Ebola.

LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Five major U.S. airports will soon begin an extra level of screening to try to catch any travelers from Ebola-ravaged countries who may be carrying the disease.

The Liberian man who was diagnosed last month with Ebola, the first such case in the United States, died Wednesday morning at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.

Thomas Eric Duncan, the first American diagnosed with Ebola, succumbed to his illness this morning, says Wendell Watson, an official at Dallas's Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital.

WILL WEISSERT, Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — State lawmakers are scrutinizing how medical officials handled the first confirmed U.S. case of Ebola at a Dallas hospital.