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superpatriotman

(6,249 posts)

10. IMPORTANT!

Reply to hedgehog (Original post)

Mon Oct 20, 2014, 03:45 PM

Oct 2014

Read this paragraph:

One common route of entry is thought to be the wet membrane on the inner surface of the eyelid, which a person might touch with a contaminated fingertip. The virus is believed to be transmitted, in particular, through contact with sweat and blood, which contain high concentrations of Ebola particles. People with Ebola sweat profusely, and in some instances they have internal hemorrhages, along with effusions of vomit and diarrhea containing blood.

Shake hands with someone, rub your eyes. Boom! Possible transmission.

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A new article on Ebola by Richard Preston, author of The Hot Zone: [View all] hedgehog Oct 2014 OP

Just took The Hot Zone out of the library this a.m. and already mnhtnbb Oct 2014 #1

I know I can open it because I have subscription; I hope it works for other people. hedgehog Oct 2014 #2

You might like his The Cobra Event dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #6

I actually went to the library to check out Flu: The Story of the Great Influenza Pandemic of 1918 mnhtnbb Oct 2014 #7

John Barry wrote the Great Influenza a bit ago dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #12

I accessed the article Sienna86 Oct 2014 #3

Thanks for posting...reading it now. nt City Lights Oct 2014 #4

Interesting article for lay people with onecomplaint. uppityperson Oct 2014 #5

He does mention the shock... TeeYiYi Oct 2014 #14

Thank you. I was wrong. I saw the "bleed internally" and missed the next sentence. uppityperson Oct 2014 #15

You're welcome... TeeYiYi Oct 2014 #16

Excellent article. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #8

Most excellent article! dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 #9

IMPORTANT! superpatriotman Oct 2014 #10

Well, assuming that the person you're shaking hands with has a hand covered hedgehog Oct 2014 #11

"...contact with sweat..." superpatriotman Oct 2014 #13

You'd probably notice if they were that infected. Yo_Mama Oct 2014 #17