Ebola Survivors Become Caregivers, Testing Their Immunity
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Amie Subah spends her days feeding Ebola patients, giving them medicine and changing children’s diapers at a treatment center in Liberia.
Her most valuable asset: As an Ebola survivor, she believes she is now immune. That means Subah doesn’t need to wear the stifling protective suits that limit doctors’ shifts to 45 minutes, and can spend hours caring for her patients protected by only a blue surgical robe, apron, mask, gloves and red boots.