Marquis DeBlaw

Health officials say the Ebola virus poses no immediate threat to students and faculty at Texas State. Bobcat Update's Marquis DeBlaw reports on the concerns some people have expressed after the virus claimed the life of a Dallas man last week.

Upon hearing that Ebola had been discovered in Dallas, many people were surprised. Texas State student Tyler Matt says he couldn't believe it.
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Matt says he has friends who have family in Dallas.
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Dr. Emilio Carranco, at the university's Student Health Center, says for Ebola to spread requires direct contact with a person who is infected.
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But some students aren't worried at all about Ebola threatening them.
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Some aren't aware that the virus spreads only through direct contact with the blood, secretions or bodily fluids of an infected person or contaminated objects such as needles.
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Texas State is requesting that, if you fear that you've been infected, immediately see a physician for recommendations and monitoring. Thousands of people have died in West Africa as a result of the Ebola virus. For Bobcat Update, I'm Marquis DeBlaw.