CDC issues Ebola guidelines for U.S. funeral homes

CBS News | September 29, 2014

CBS46 News has confirmed the Centers for Disease Control has issued guidelines to U.S. funeral homes on how to handle the remains of Ebola patients. If the outbreak of the potentially deadly virus is in West Africa, why are funeral homes in America being given guidelines?

The three-page list of recommendations include instructing funeral workers to wear protective equipment when dealing with the remains since Ebola can be transmitted in postmortem care. It also instructs to avoid autopsies and embalming.

Source: http://www.cbs46.com/story/26657838/cdc-issues-ebola-guidelines-for-us-funeral-homes