This is how BBC News represented the story:
Nurse Pauline Cafferkey remains in a "serious condition" after being readmitted to the isolation unit where she was previously treated for Ebola. She was returned to the Royal Free Hospital in London after tests indicated the virus is still present in her body. It is not thought the 39-year-old nurse is contagious.
She was initially admitted to a hospital in Glasgow on Tuesday after feeling unwell. Ms Cafferkey, from Cambuslang in South Lanarkshire, spent almost a month in isolation at the beginning of the year after contracting the virus in December 2014. Bodily tissues can harbour the Ebola infection months after the person appears to have fully recovered.
Ms Cafferkey was transferred to the Royal Free Hospital in the early hours of Friday morning due to an "unusual late complication" in her illness. Dr Ben Neuman, a virologist from the University of Reading, told BBC Radio's Good Morning Scotland programme that the outlook for Ms Cafferkey was good and it was unlikely the virus remained infectious. He said: "Once the virus is removed from the blood once, it tends to retreat into the hard-to-access components of the body. It'll hide in places like the back of your eye or breast milk." He said the effects of the virus on the body could last for up to two years, although it was difficult to know how long it could actually persist.
He added: "The nice news here is that she's beaten the virus once so she can probably beat it again. The odds are that she has actually inherited a lucky set of genes and these are probably what protected her the first time and probably what will keep her safe the second time regardless of any treatment. The outlook's good."
Ms Cafferkey contracted Ebola while working as a volunteer with Save the Children at a treatment centre in Kerry Town, in Sierra Leone. She was diagnosed on 29 December last year, after returning to Glasgow via London.
My opinion on the news story:
The way that BBC News has represented this story is good because they have included relevant information, along with facts, statistics and quotations. I think it is awful that the virus is still in Ms Cafferkey and it highlights the strength and seriousness of Ebola but I am glad that she is very likely to beat the virus again. I hope she recovers soon and that one day there will be cures for all cancers and diseases such as Ebola.
I like they way you have added a detailed and relevant response to this article and also the way you have an insight to what they have included e.g. the statics and quotations. Your opinion seems to be very powerful but also there is a lot of passions behind it which i like and agree with. Well Done.
ReplyDeleteYou have given some very important information that easily helps the reader understand what is going on. You have emphasised your passionate opinion to the reader which I personally agree with. You've used relevant context in this piece with the use of dates and facts about the disease. WELL DONE JESSICA!!
ReplyDeletei like this piece as it is short, but the facts that were all there and there was no irrelevant information included. your opinion is quite good as it emphasises the continued awareness of the disease
ReplyDeletei like this piece as it is short, but the facts that were all there and there was no irrelevant information included. your opinion is quite good as it emphasises the continued awareness of the disease
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