Transmission electron micrograph of the Ebola virusWIKIMEDIA, CDC, FREDERICK MURPHYAn ill woman who claims to have recently arrived from Africa was taken by ambulance to Virginia Hospital Center, and emergency measures are being carried out to ensure that, if Ebola is at fault, that the virus is not spread, ARLnow.com reported. Passengers on the bus have been in quarantine for the past three hours, but the mood on the bus is calm, according to my parents, George and Barbara Akst, who happened to be on the vehicle when the woman got on and off in the Pentagon parking lot.
The bus was parked and waiting at the Pentagon when my parents arrived this morning around 8:30 a.m. It was the second bus in a row of three, all waiting to shuttle people to this morning’s Change of Command ceremony for the Marine Corps Commandant.
My dad, a senior analyst at the Marine Corps, and mom got on the bus around 8:45 and sat in the first row. Other people continued to file in. Then, an African American woman carrying several large bags got on and moved to the back of the bus. Passengers reported that she used the bathroom. A few minutes later, she exited, with her hand over her stomach as if she had severe cramps, my mom described to me on the ...
