Rush had a doctor from DC call in yesterday and he said it is absolutely incorrect to say a person with Ebola could only be contagious if they’re showing symptoms. The dr. said, yes, the chances are very small but it is still possible to spread the disease through bodily fluid before any symptoms arrive
We have no idea how small is "small". A lot of small interactions with other people while the virus is exploding exponentially in the victims body, added together, equals a transmission.
Bodily fluids include sweat and we are constantly sweating. Think of your hands as transmission devices. These germs live for a while when you deposit them manually. So the idea that you have to have actual contact with a person is just not so.