Ebola training focuses on astronaut-like gear

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Ebola training focuses on astronaut-like gear

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mds-ebola-training-focuses-astronaut-gear-090102529--politics.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/jsQuZ.wfd4TZS5qKTFSDRw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9Njk7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/db29a46493ace927610f6a7067006ba0.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="In this Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, photo Dr. Michael O?Connor , left, and Dr. Mark Nunnally, learn how to use personal protective gear during Ebola preparedness training at the University of Chicago. U.S. hospitals are preparing for possible Ebola patients; the only one diagnosed so far in this country is being treated in Texas, while the outbreak in Africa has killed more than 3,400 people. (AP Photo/Lindsey Tanner)" align="left" title="In this Monday, Oct. 6, 2014, photo Dr. Michael O?Connor , left, and Dr. Mark Nunnally, learn how to use personal protective gear during Ebola preparedness training at the University of Chicago. U.S. hospitals are preparing for possible Ebola patients; the only one diagnosed so far in this country is being treated in Texas, while the outbreak in Africa has killed more than 3,400 people. (AP Photo/Lindsey Tanner)" border="0" /></a>CHICAGO (AP) ? The serious-faced physicians practice pulling on bulky white suits and helmets that make them look more like astronauts than doctors preparing to fight a deadly enemy. These training sessions at U.S. hospitals on Ebola alert and for health workers heading to Africa can make the reality sink in: Learning how to safely put on and take off the medical armor is crucial.</p><br clear="all"/>

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