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NBC cameraman contracts Ebola in Liberia 10/02/2014 08:58pm • WASHINGTON -- NBC News is reporting that one of their cameramen has contracted the virus while on assignment in Liberia. NBC says the freelancer came down with symptoms on Wednesday. He then discovered he was running a fever and immediately quarantined himself. The network says Dr. Nancy Snyd Columbia man recalls flight with Ebola-diagnosed man 10/02/2014 07:33pm • WASHINGTON -- Imagine finding out you were on the flight with a person known to have a deadly virus? That's what happened to a Columbia, Maryland, man. When Dennis Brown's wife told him he flew from Brussels to Washington D.C. on the same day as the man who tested positive for the Ebola virus, h Can social media help your health? 10/02/2014 06:52pm • WASHINGTON -- Can social media help keep you well? That's the premise behind a website and app called Sickweather that tracks the spread of illnesses by scanning social media. Yes, all those postings about sore throats, kids with tummy aches and parents with runny noses can provide vital clue Respiratory virus seen in 4 deaths; role unclear 10/02/2014 05:50pm • MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) -- Four people who were infected with a virus causing severe respiratory illness across the country have died, but what role the virus played in the deaths is unclear, health officials said Wednesday.A 10-year-old Rhode Island girl died last week after suf UN: Air travel from Ebola nations should continue 10/02/2014 05:40pm • UNITED NATIONS (AP) -- The spokesman for the U.N. secretary-general says the United Nations believes air travel to and from the West African countries affected by the Ebola virus should continue despite the first reported case in the United States.Stephane Dujarric told reporters Thursday that "it's Tour du Faso canceled because of Ebola fears 10/02/2014 05:40pm • OUGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) -- Burkina Faso's sports ministry says it has canceled the Tour du Faso cycling race this month because of fears over the spread of Ebola.The ministry made the announcement on Thursday after meeting with race organizers. The 10-day race was due to be held from Oct. 24-N Passenger dons protective gear in airport protest 10/02/2014 05:20pm • ATLANTA (AP) -- As health officials monitor a Texas patient sickened by Ebola, a Missouri man donned full protective gear at Atlanta's airport to protest the government's response to the outbreak.Dr. Gil Mobley on Thursday cleared airport security wearing a mask, goggles, gloves, boots and a hooded Many sick in US Ebola patient's Liberia hometown 10/02/2014 03:20pm • MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) -- Thomas Duncan's neighbors in Liberia's capital believe they know how he became infected with the Ebola virus.They say Duncan was among those helping his 19-year-old neighbor when she began convulsing after complaining of stomach pain. Everyone assumed her illness was relate Liberia short on ambulances for Ebola patients 10/02/2014 01:02pm • KRISTA LARSON Associated Press FREEMAN RESERVE, Liberia (AP) -- The man with reddened eyes sat in his underwear outside his thatched home. He was weak from diarrhea, so his wife called the Ebola hotline for an ambulance. Now that it was here, though, he didn't want to go."Have you been around someon Saudi Arabia: 2 million in Mecca for start of hajj 10/02/2014 12:57pm • MOKHTAR SHEHATA Associated Press MECCA, Saudi Arabia (AP) -- Saudi Arabia sought to assure the public that the kingdom was safe and free of health scares as an estimated 2 million Muslims streamed into a sprawling tent city near Mecca on Thursday for the start of the annual Islamic hajj pilgrimage.E Nadal reaches China Open quarters, criticizes ball 10/02/2014 10:14am • JUSTIN BERGMAN Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- Rafael Nadal is back in form on the tennis court -- and in his sharp-tongued critiques of the ATP tour.The second-seeded Spaniard reached his first quarterfinal since capturing his record ninth French Open title in June with a 6-3, 6-4 win over German Man with Ebola virus flew roundabout trip to US 10/02/2014 09:02am • DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writers The first reported case of Ebola in the United States is spooking airline investors and raising the prospect that some frightened travelers might stay home despite repeated reassurances from public-health experts.Details of the man's 28-hour trip from western Africa Man with Ebola virus flew roundabout trip to US 10/02/2014 04:42am • What worries you the most about the Ebola virus? Post a comment in this story, comment on WTOP's Facebook Page or use #WTOP on Twitter. DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writers The first reported case of Ebola in the United States is spooking airline investors and raising the prospect that some frighte The US Ebola case: 5 things to know 10/02/2014 02:20am • MARILYNN MARCHIONE AP Chief Medical Writer Health officials on Tuesday announced the first case of Ebola diagnosed in the United States -- a man isolated in intensive care at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital in Dallas.Five things to know about the case:WHEN AND HOW IT HAPPENEDHealth officials say V. Williams out of China Open with viral illness 10/02/2014 02:15am • BEIJING (AP) -- Venus Williams withdrew from the China Open with a viral illness on Thursday shortly before her third-round match against Petra Kvitova.The match would have been a reprise of their third-round encounter at Wimbledon, which Kvitova won in three sets after being just two points from de