He had a high fever; a rash covering his body; was extremely weak, though able to communicate; and was putting out copious diarrhea (typical of Ebola infection) through and around a rectal tube. His platelets (cells that prevent you from bleeding) were rapidly dropping, and most of his blood chemistries were abnormal to a greater or lesser degree. In adjusting his rectal tube, positioning his urinary catheter, attending to the various intravenous lines plugged into him, and listening to his frequent coughing as we moved him about in bed to examine him, it was clear that we were being exposed
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