Thank you.

Today I am healthy and no longer infectious.

My early detection, reporting, and now recovery from Ebola speaks to the effectiveness of

the protocols that are in place for health staff returning from West Africa.

Almost six years ago, Dr. Craig Spencer was released from a New York City hospital after

becoming infected with Ebola.

He'd caught the virus while treating patients in West Africa.

Unfortunately, his struggle with the virus didn't end when he left the hospital.

Dr. Spencer suffered lingering memory and concentration issues.

While we don't know much about the long haul symptoms of COVID-19 yet, there is evidence

that a significant number of those infected could see lasting effects as well.

But on today's podcast, we wanted to talk about the hope.

As you see a year after his hospitalization, Dr. Spencer ran a personal best in the New

York City Marathon.

He's now an emergency physician and director of Global Health and Emergency Medicine at the

New York Presbyterian Columbia University Medical Center.

He's joining me today to talk about his own personal experience and how it might shed light

on the current pandemic.

I'm Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's Chief Medical Correspondent.

And this is coronavirus.

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