[Capt. Tom]

The amount of virus shed by the victims goes up exponentially as the disease progresses. The nurses were with Duncan when the risk was the greatest.

So weren't his family and friends close to him when he showed symptoms badly enough to make him go to the hospital, and then again when he came home for 4 days before going back to the hospital., (and they had no protective gear).
His family must have been closer personally to him than the nurses that were in protective gear.
Especially his girlfriend. -Tom

[Interesting Times]

So weren't his family and friends close to him when he showed symptoms badly enough to make him go to the hospital, and then again when he came home for 4 days before going back to the hospital., (and they had no protective gear). His family must have been closer personally to him than the nurses that were in protective gear. Especially his girlfriend. -Tom

Duncan was probably shedding 100 times as much virus right before he died than when he last saw his family.

[Oliviaforever]

Simply because one is exposed to Ebola does not mean they will contract Ebola.

One person could get a single drop of Ebola tainted blood on their face and be infected while another could have a bucket of Ebola blood dumped on their head and not get infected.

I would not try that test at home.

[Jane Long]

Considering he left their apartment barfing, it would seem his family would’ve been close to him during his *highly contagious* period.