Here is an interesting interview with Dr. Kent Brantley, the Ebola survivor, and his medical providers at Emory University Hospital. Key messages in this piece regarding the illness are:
Diarrhea is very severe (cholera-like)
Severe electrolyte imbalances result from the massive fluid losses
Some patients are probably dying of arrhythmias due to the electrolyte disturbances
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