Β CHARLOTTE, NC —Β A group of missionaries evacuated from Liberia are resting up in south Charlotte. Β Two adults and their six children are staying at the SIM USA campus near Carowinds.
Officials say they are not infected with Ebola and do not pose a threat to the public. Β People we spoke to have mixed feelings about them staying here.
“We have a pretty good health care system. They wouldn’t let them in here if it was a problem,” said Sam Pearlstein of southwest Mecklenburg.
“I don’t think there’s a cure for it, and like you said, there’s not many survival rates. Β It’s not good. Β So yeah, I’m a little freaked out about it,” said Mark Lymanstall of Iredell County.
We still don’t know if a man in New York with Ebola-like symptoms actually has the virus. Β Mount Sinai Hospital sent a blood sample to the CDC for testing.
Health officials say the ebola virus is only transmitted through an infected person’s bodily fluids. Β It can take 21 days for someone to develop symptoms which include fever, muscle pain and diarrhea. Β Health care workers treating patients and family members of victims are the most at risk of being infected.
