A Stanford doctor who recently treated Ebola patients in West Africa has placed himself in quarantine inside his Redwood City home.
Colin Bucks said he is in voluntary isolation to ease fears and is not a health threat to his neighbors.
"I have not hugged anybody or shaken anybody's hand," Bucks said during an interview through Skype.
Bucks plans to keep himself under quarantine until Nov. 14.
"I've been describing Ebola as a wicked virus," he said. "I wouldn't wish it on anybody. The symptoms are agonizing."
Bucks arrived in California last Friday before health officials set mandatory 21-day quarantine regulations for Ebola health workers returning from West Africa. The doctor reached out to the CDC and agreed to what is called a modified quarantine, meaning he's free to leave his home for a job as long as he doesn't interact with others.
