[hecticskeptic]

And do we KNOW that individuals are not contagious in all cases, until symptoms appear? Or just in, say, 95% of the cases?

There was a physician who called into Rush on Tuesday and talked about this issue... I think the short answer is no, they don't know that and in fact, there is a good chance that someone will not yet be symptomatic but still be able to pass ebola on.

[UCANSEE2]

I think it all depends on the individual’s immune system.

Some will not get sick.
Some will carry the virus and spread it to others.
Some will get sick and recover.
Some will die.

[erkelly]

The way I see it, because the irresponsible powers that be keep saying that the individual is not contagious until symptoms appear, and that this is a disease that is hard to catch. Thus people who are supposed to be in quarantine do not take it seriously; although they know they have been exposed, because they feel all right, they think they should have to respect quarantine, that there is no danger of infecting others. The powers that be should not be trying to calm us, they should be saying this is a serious, usually fatal, disease; so if you are put in quarantine, you need to stay there, and not run the risk of infecting others. They need to be reminded that if they do develop the disease, it is in their own best interest not to have infected lots of other people, consequently unnecessarily overburdening the health care system that they are soon going to desperately need themselves.