NEJM January 18, 2025
Craig Spencer

Ten years ago, I was in the hospital battling Ebola. My fever rarely relented. I felt so weak that getting up was a herculean task, attempted only a few times a day. Having treated patients with Ebola in Guinea, I knew these symptoms well. I also knew that the worst of my illness was yet to come — if I even survived.

Those 19 days in the hospital were the hardest of my life. Yet my experience was easier than that of my Guinean patients. They waited days for test results to confirm their diagnosis; mine were available within hours at the New York hospital where I was treated. In Guinea, I had too many patients and too little time...

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