Yahoo News: Thomas Eric Duncan Dies - Feds issue rules for burying Ebola patients in the U.S. (Warning: Do not read this article without safety goggles. Seriously, it is sad when people die of Ebola, but many of us had not imagined in our wildest dreams how our PC Multicultural Marxist Occupation Government could possibly inflict more open-borders harm upon Americans than they have already been inflicting, but here's how: by merrily importing incurable fatal Third World diseases. "Bravo! Take a bow!" --Mr. Satan)

Feds issue rules for burying Ebola patients in the U.S.

DALLAS – The first patient to be diagnosed with Ebola in the United States died from the disease Wednesday and now Dallas health officials are facing a situation they have not before experienced: how to handle a body that could remain highly contagious for several days.

Thomas Eric Duncan, 42, had been in isolation at Texas Health Presbyterian since Sept. 28. His death comes four days after his condition was downgraded from serious to critical.

Duncan had been on a ventilator for several days and was receiving kidney dialysis. Last weekend he started receiving an experimental drug called brincidofovir.

Within hours of his death, the Texas Department of State Health Services said Duncan's body would be cremated using protocols recently issued by the CDC.

“The CDC has developed detailed instructions for handling a body infected with Ebola,” the health department said in a written statement. “The guidelines recommend careful preparation of the body before movement, including enclosing it in two bags and disinfecting the bags. After this process, the body can be transported without the need for protective gear for a driver or others who are near the body but don't handle the remains.” ...

Dr. David Lakey, state health commissioner, said the cremation plan was approved by Duncan's family. ...

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