with the nearby cdc. dr. jay very key is an infectious disease specialist at emory university hospital. he says he's confident that the facility can handle the disease. >> i truly believe in the practices we have in place and i have no specific my personal safety or my colleagues. >> the doctors will wear protective suits. ebola virus can only be transmitted through close contact and bodily fluids. cdc points out the chance of ebola spreading to the workers and operators in the us is highly unlikely. doctors say brantly's chances of survival at emory are much higher than they would be in west avenue from today. >> we can deliver a higher level of care and substantially higher level of support to optimize the likelihood those patients will survive. >> doctors say there known cures for vaccines for the virus they can only help the body fight the disease itself. >> well, for now the cdc says the only way to fight ebola is to stop it at its source. the agency's emergency