"When we save a life and we help a person heal, we go up to them and we open our arms, and we wrap our arms around them with understanding and love and compassion and reason. That’s what you do here at NIH. It’s what we do as Americans." —President Obama giving an update on our fight against Ebola
"America has never been defined by fear. We are defined by courage and passion and hope and selflessness and sacrifice and a willingness to take on challenges when others can’t and others will not." —President Obama on our health care workers responding to Ebola in West Africa
"America in the end is not defined by fear. That's not who we are. America is defined by possibility. And when we see a problem and we see a challenge, then we fix it." —President Obama on responding to Ebola
"The risk of Ebola for the everyday citizen in the United States is extraordinarily low." —Dr. Fauci of the National Institutes of Health gives a digital briefing on our response to Ebola
All travelers from Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea are now funneling into 5 U.S. airports for enhanced screening. Get the latest on our efforts to respond to Ebola.
President Obama gave an update today on our comprehensive effort to respond to Ebola and keep Americans safe.
Here are three ways you can help with the effort to stop the spread of Ebola.
"It is not like the flu. It is not airborne. The only way that a person can contract Ebola is by coming into direct contact with the bodily fluids of somebody who is showing symptoms." —President Obama on Ebola and what we're doing to respond
"The dangers of a serious outbreak are extraordinarily low." —President Obama on responding to Ebola in the U.S.
Here's what you need to know about Ebola, and what we're doing to respond.
Worth sharing: Here are the facts on Ebola, and what we're doing to respond.
Today, President Obama met with members of the Centers for Disease Control, the Department of Health and Human Services, and his national security team to receive an update on Ebola.
Get the facts on Ebola, and our response to the epidemic in West Africa.
Five U.S. airports will soon begin enhanced Ebola screening for all travelers coming from Ebola-affected countries. These airports receive more than 94% of travelers coming to the United States from Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone.
"We’ve got an all-hands-on-deck approach—from DOD to public health to our development assistance, our science teams—everybody is putting in time and effort to make sure that we are addressing this as aggressively as possible." —President Obama on meeting with members of his national security team about our response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa
FACT: You can't get Ebola through air, water, or food in the U.S. Learn more about what we're doing to respond.