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the family of patient zero who dealt with him are ebola negative and im sure belzabubba333 Oct 2014 #1
And? Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #2
And that means it's not that easy to catch Warpy Oct 2014 #74
You should write the CDC and tell them to correct their graphic. nt Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #85
And you need to watch those weasel words Warpy Oct 2014 #90
Congratulations on turning the term "weasel words" into a weasel phrase. Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #94
Numerous family members in Africa have caught it from the infected family members. LisaL Oct 2014 #3
we arent in africa and there may have been other factors you know since we're not in africa belzabubba333 Oct 2014 #8
Not from droplets from coughs and sneezes, they didn't. PDJane Oct 2014 #11
How do you know? LisaL Oct 2014 #27
Please explain to me, if it's so contagious, how not one American health care worker catbyte Oct 2014 #38
How many American health care workers have been treating Ebola patients until the current outbreak? LisaL Oct 2014 #80
Yeah, but Ebola was just as virulent then as it is now. Modern society intervened, catbyte Oct 2014 #82
I believe it has Mojorabbit Oct 2014 #89
It seems to be more virulent than before Mojorabbit Oct 2014 #88
Yes, because of the cultural practices involving how the bullwinkle428 Oct 2014 #44
Are you tired of being wrong on this topic yet? nt Logical Oct 2014 #97
The question for everybody at the end of the day, exposed or not exposed, is woodsprite Oct 2014 #14
ebola doesnt have the mortality rate here that it does in africa belzabubba333 Oct 2014 #17
At least at present. I'm hopeful that will remain so HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #23
i dont see why it would change - everyone that got ebloa here and got treated in time belzabubba333 Oct 2014 #25
IIRC one of the Nebraska cases was rescued from near death by a serum donation HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #29
Yes, both nurses got plasma from survivors. LisaL Oct 2014 #32
Which makes the use of such plasma a significant difference HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #37
Exactly. LisaL Oct 2014 #41
They will. The US is not Africa Warpy Oct 2014 #75
I agree that sanitation in the US significantly contributes to health HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #79
both nurses received patient plasma with antibodies magical thyme Oct 2014 #42
And Writebol was finally able to contribute. She donated to Dr. Spencer. :) KMOD Oct 2014 #47
that's good news. :-) magical thyme Oct 2014 #50
There are people in every epidemic in history who did not become infected Skidmore Oct 2014 #68
And some people smoke cigarettes all their lives and don't get cancer. So what? pnwmom Oct 2014 #78
handfull? it's all of the cases we have here in the u.s. belzabubba333 Oct 2014 #81
An African study showed that 16% of family members had gotten it. So that's not negligible. pnwmom Oct 2014 #84
Ohs no!!!!!1! notrightatall Oct 2014 #4
yea really - duct tape your windows and wear a garbage bag belzabubba333 Oct 2014 #6
But how do I go to the store? notrightatall Oct 2014 #9
you'll be ok- you'll have to wrap yourself up like a mummy belzabubba333 Oct 2014 #10
No, that's "Obamla". riqster Oct 2014 #19
No, Oh-bola! Yodeled like Ri-cola for coughs. Gotta keep up with the slurs. n/t freshwest Oct 2014 #49
I skipped my Remedial Teabaggerisms class this week. riqster Oct 2014 #64
Oh, I thought it was sung to the tune of "Lola"-- E-B-O-L-A BOLA. (my bad) nt Stardust Oct 2014 #70
rocky mountain mike from the stephanie miller show did a song parody of lola/ebola belzabubba333 Oct 2014 #83
Thanks--I'll check it out! Stardust Oct 2014 #87
But you have to poke a hole in the bag for air. To 'avoid suffocation,' the bag says. Then what? freshwest Oct 2014 #55
I'm going straight to hell for this.... Travelman Oct 2014 #76
I think you may have scored a point or two with Him with this. Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #95
read the op read my response and you should be able to connect the dots belzabubba333 Oct 2014 #5
Your OP is incomplete & thus misleading. It can be spread by a SYMPTOMATIC cough or sneeze. KittyWampus Oct 2014 #7
Stop with the science crap!!! notrightatall Oct 2014 #12
The point is that it's not airborne. PDJane Oct 2014 #16
Exaggerated and incomplete. riqster Oct 2014 #13
More of the "I am not a scientist", but......I want to pretend to be one because of my fear. Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #24
Fear is a far more transmissible disease than Ebola. riqster Oct 2014 #30
Tied straight into that reptilian reflex and survival mechanism. Works perfectly. freshwest Oct 2014 #57
I posted a link to a CDC publication. nt Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #43
Yes you did. And your OP did not accurately reflect it. riqster Oct 2014 #63
How so? Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #66
I'm not sure, why they say that HereSince1628 Oct 2014 #73
True, but you're probably going to be able to see signs that a person Erich Bloodaxe BSN Oct 2014 #15
Calm down, Nuke. Theoretically it possibly could spread that way, but... Nitram Oct 2014 #18
LESS THAN THREE FEET IN DISTANCE. Please clarify, this is not AIRBORNE transmission. n/y Avalux Oct 2014 #20
Maybe if they sneeze right on you and it gets into your eyes, nose or mouth. yellowcanine Oct 2014 #21
Plenty of healthcare professionals are being infected without having patients sneezing on their eyes Nuclear Unicorn Oct 2014 #59
No kidding, the question was about getting Ebola from sneezing. Pay attention. yellowcanine Oct 2014 #65
Thank you for the information, Nuclear Unicorn. Octafish Oct 2014 #22
It requires detailed and complete knowledge. riqster Oct 2014 #26
Thanks for the added detail. Octafish Oct 2014 #40
Yeah, I spent a lot of years in the medical biz, too. riqster Oct 2014 #69
a.... ccchhewwww. seabeyond Oct 2014 #28
It can also be spread via the dirty sanchez snooper2 Oct 2014 #31
I find it quite bizarre that the SheilaT Oct 2014 #33
knew this already. Puzzledtraveller Oct 2014 #34
Every person around you this season will be spreading Historic NY Oct 2014 #35
And the flu will kill many more people than ebola gollygee Oct 2014 #36
Explained Properly Here sharp_stick Oct 2014 #39
exactly. The virus doesn't infect the entire body until very late stage, when the magical thyme Oct 2014 #48
But that does not make it airborne LynneSin Oct 2014 #45
Reading links is a good thing. freshwest Oct 2014 #53
only after the patient is symptomatic, and it would be in the later stages of the disease magical thyme Oct 2014 #46
I'm hiding under my desk with my bleach aerosol right now! Warren Stupidity Oct 2014 #51
i know. it was duct tape. we need to just start handing out bleach aerosol. cha..ching. seabeyond Oct 2014 #56
This is not a respiratory virus. jen63 Oct 2014 #52
Yet another unwarranted panic post. longship Oct 2014 #54
Relax MuseRider Oct 2014 #58
Theorectically. But not practically. And not ever in reality for patients with no or early symptoms. morningfog Oct 2014 #60
yeah your mercuryblues Oct 2014 #61
Well then keep clear of the one or two Ebola patients upaloopa Oct 2014 #62
And it can only be spread by people who Progressive dog Oct 2014 #67
duh. librechik Oct 2014 #71
Fear mongering, Nuke. Feral Child Oct 2014 #72
Double nuke. Fred Sanders Oct 2014 #96
When was the last time a stranger sneezed/coughed in your face? n/t SoCalDem Oct 2014 #77
Sunday, in a restaurant. Not a rare event in a city. polichick Oct 2014 #93
Ebola doesn't make you sneeze. This is ridiculous Beaverhausen Oct 2014 #86
Tons of other things make people sneeze of course. polichick Oct 2014 #91
Yep - something to consider for sure. polichick Oct 2014 #92
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