That was exactly my question--it sounded from that KomoTV news report as if they were simply letting him go as well, but they didn'specifically address him. That may have been updated by now--in fact, I'm sure it has, but they better not let him go free until they can determine for sure that he isn't carrying smallpox.
Thanks for the clarification--that's exactly what my pharmicist friend told me, that at that point in the infection when they are first contagious, even though the person doesn't have lesions, they're not going to be in any condition to go anywhere outside of their homes or even outside of their bedrooms...they're simply to sick to do so.
But I am wondering what they're doing with this guy who showed no symptoms but who was indicated in the tip.
-penny
The last outbreak in Yugoslavia the man that spread it had been vaccinated previously. He was sick, but walking around.
If the Russians were messing around with variations on the virus, is is possible to change the incubation period, or when it becomes infectious?
My guess is that these are unknown variables.