Anonymous Coward User ID: 25043277 United States 09/30/2014 08:00 PM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Ebola can be transmitted through sneezing - direct from CDC website At the press conference they tried to downplay how infectious Ebola is and kept saying it can be spread only through "bodily fluids" and "direct contact" so I decided to find out exactly what those terms meant. What does “direct contact” mean? [ link to www.cdc.gov] Can Ebola spread by coughing? By sneezing?
Unlike respiratory illnesses like measles or chickenpox, which can be transmitted by virus particles that remain suspended in the air after an infected person coughs or sneezes, Ebola is transmitted by direct contact with body fluids of a person who has symptoms of Ebola disease. Although coughing and sneezing are not common symptoms of Ebola, if a symptomatic patient with Ebola coughs or sneezes on someone, and saliva or mucus come into contact with that person’s eyes, nose or mouth, these fluids may transmit the disease.What does “direct contact” mean? Direct contact means that body fluids (blood, saliva, mucus, vomit, urine, or feces) from an infected person (alive or dead) have touched someone’s eyes, nose, or mouth or an open cut, wound, or abrasion. |
Anonymous Coward User ID: 1253218 United States 10/02/2014 07:30 AM Report Abusive Post Report Copyright Violation | Re: Ebola can be transmitted through sneezing - direct from CDC website [ link to www.cdc.gov] If someone survives Ebola, can he or she still spread the virus?Once someone recovers from Ebola, they can no longer spread the virus. However, Ebola virus has been found in semen for up to 3 months. People who recover from Ebola are advised to abstain from sex or use condoms for 3 months. I sure hope they told that doctor who was miraculously "cured". |