An American physician named Patrick LaRochelle anxiously waits in a specialized hospital room in Prague. His health is under scrutiny due to potential exposure to Ebola.

In the meantime, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where LaRochelle previously worked, the Ebola outbreak continues to claim lives. Among his former colleagues, some have already succumbed to the disease.

The situation escalated quickly. By mid-May, discussions about an escalating outbreak, labeled a ‘casket disease,’ began to circulate. Many patients were dying in rapid succession.

Originally, LaRochelle was about to board a plane, leaving the Democratic Republic of Congo with his family for a summer visit to the United States. However, the disease has interrupted these plans, holding his travel on an indefinite halt as he faces possible infection.