NEW YORK, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- As the threat posed by Ebola becomes more personal with the hospitalization of two American healthcare workers infected with the deadly disease, the U.S. Center for Disease Control has issued a series of new guidelines for those tasked with treating Ebola patients.
The CDC now recommends healthcare workers wear "double gloves, boot covers that are waterproof and go to at least mid-calf or leg covers, single-use fluid resistant or impermeable gown that extends to at least mid-calf or coverall without integrated hood, respirators, including either N95 respirators or powered air purifying respirator (PAPR), single-use full-face shield [and] Surgical hoods to ensure complete coverage of the head and neck."