Usually you need to be exposed to an infected person's bodily fluid to get infected, and it is fatal. But if the woman did have the disease, there is an emerging infectious disease plan in effect to deal with such situations. The plan prepares healthcare professionals to deal with an infectious disease. The plan says that patients such as this woman should be hospitalized, transported, isolated, and treated. Measures should be taken to protect healthcare staff and individuals who are exposed to the patient.
Public education is begun about what the risks involved with the virus are.