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To: tahoeblue

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


71 posted on 10/15/2014 8:44:29 AM PDT by MiddleEarth (With hope or without hope we'll follow the trail of our enemies. Woe to them, if we prove the faster)
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To: MiddleEarth
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.

135 posted on 10/15/2014 9:03:36 AM PDT by Theophilus (Be as prolific as you are pro-life.)
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To: MiddleEarth

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.


264 posted on 10/15/2014 10:51:42 AM PDT by Sacajaweau
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