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To: Conscience of a Conservative

http://throb.gizmodo.com/turns-out-the-ebola-virus-can-be-sexually-transmitted-1737730480

No symptoms exhibited, spread it anyway.


144 posted on 10/23/2015 12:37:05 PM PDT by Darksheare (Those who support liberal "Republicans" summarily support every action by same.)
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To: Darksheare

Quarantines are based on risk to the public, not risk to her boyfriend, so the sexual transmission is irrelevant. But, fine:

The only way she would have had it and spread it is if (1) she had exhibited symptoms, and then continued to defy the quarantine; or (2) if she had ebola, with a low viral load, and had unprotected sex with her boyfriend, transmitting it to him. And if she had done that, then of course I would be criticizing her.


146 posted on 10/23/2015 12:42:37 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: Darksheare
No symptoms exhibited, spread it anyway.

And, in any event, that's wrong. The guy who spread it was a survivor - he had previously exhibited symptoms (meaning that his viral load had become elevated enough to transmit in his bodily fluids, including his semen). The virus remained in his semen AFTER he no longer exhibited symptoms, but that is not evidence that it can be spread BEFORE symptoms arise.

147 posted on 10/23/2015 12:45:25 PM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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