Public transportation in a civilized nation, doesn’t seem to be much of an issue.
“Ebola is relatively hard to catch compared to some other viruses like measles, SARS, or the flu. It’s not spreadable through the air, so someone won’t get it from someone else coughing or sneezing.
In order to contract Ebola, someone must touch the blood or bodily fluids (including sweat, urine, and semen) of a person or animal who’s infected (alive or dead). People can also catch it through indirect contact with victims’ fluids, such as via bedding or medical equipment.
People generally aren’t infectious until they get sick.
Ebola’s limited transmission ability is one of the main reasons why outbreaks can often be stopped within weeks or months. What it takes is public education and good health-care hygiene like isolating patients, sterilization procedures, and the use of gloves, masks, and other protective gear.”
“In order to contract Ebola, someone must touch the blood or bodily fluids (including sweat, urine, and semen) of a person or animal who’s infected (alive or dead). People can also catch it through indirect contact with victims’ fluids, such as via bedding or medical equipment.”
You just proved my point.
If that dude who sat in your subway seat and got off at the previous stop sneezed and wiped it on the seat, you sit down, touch the seat and then scratch your eye. Guess whut...
But you have to admit it’s scary— the biggest outbreak ever. A doctor and missionary from the US working for Samaritans Purse just caught it. You’d think they’d know the precautions. Another doctor has died. Can this virus mutate quickly? (Obviously I have no idea, but then again, until it does, does the medical community know?)
Then why are western trained medical people catching it? Apparently it can survive for days at room temp.
sorry to burst your bubble, but snot is a bodily fluid. If someone coughs or sneezes directly on you, or you come in contact with the snot they just blew all over the seat you just sat in, you can contract ebola. The real problem with ebola is it causes the victims to bleed and leak body fluids everywhere. Trained professionals in full gear are now coming down with the disease. Think again about transmission,