Watch: Madison Briefs Local First Responders on Treating, Preventing the Ebola Virus

On Oct. 21, Madison’s Health Department and Office of Emergency Management briefed area first responders on the Ebola virus, and what the town is doing to prepare for its unlikely but possible appearance in the area. Present at the briefing were Madison Police Officers, Fire Fighters, and Rescue workers.

The Borough has published its video coverage of the meeting in order to provide with the Madison community helpful information about the virus, its transmission, and steps to take for prevention.

Below is an index prepared by the Borough has prepared an index to the video, which you can use by dragging the current time indicator on the video to the desired segment.

Video Index

00:05 Opening remarks of borough council member/OEM coordinator Robert Landrigan
01:44 Opening remarks of Madison health officer Lisa Gulla
02:25 Detailed information about the Ebola virus (origins, characteristics,number of outbreaks historically, transmission)
02:50 Details about the current outbreak in Western Africa
04:00 Regions in West Africa affected
04:25 information about community response and preparedness
05:00 Case definitions for Ebola
09:35 Contact tracing (finding out who an infected person has been incontact with)
11:45 How long the Ebola virus can stay alive outside the body.
12:15 Can Ebola be transmitted by sneezing? And does Purell (hand sanitizer) kill Ebola?
13:35 Can Ebola be transmitted from a dirty toilet seat?
14:00 Does a family of a symptomatic Ebola patient have to go to the hospital if they are not showing symptoms?
14:25 Concluding remarks by Lisa Gulla

Patch Editor Emily Everson contributed to this article.