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Been trying to get information on how contagious Ebola is. My findings based on Internet research are inside.

Posted by loosi at home (aka loosilu2) Oct 5 '14, 15:14

It's the internet, so it's as true as you want it to be.

They say it is spread through bodily fluids, including saliva and sweat. That made me think, it must be easy to catch if you are, say, on a plane.

from what I can figure out, it APPEARS that Ebola is mainly spread through vomit and feces. There are virus particles in other bodily fluids, but these seem to be far less significant. According to the WaPo, Ebola is a caretaker's disease. We know that kids catch it, but apparently that is not the norm. In most households, kids don't catch it. Only one in seven household members catch it, and that person is usually the caretaker.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/to-your-health/wp/2014/10/03/can-you-catch-ebola-from-an-infected-blanket/ (www.washingtonpost.com)

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No matter how tempting it is, don't touch unfamiliar vomit or feces. -- nm - Volnelk Oct 5, 16:11 1
- Ill try to keep that in mind -- nm - droidlet Oct 5, 16:39
a freelancer blogged that it seemed to him taxis and buses are the prime transfer point for stranger transmission - zeitgeist Oct 5, 16:05 1
- if you're in Liberia. -- nm - loosi at home Oct 5, 16:12

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Been trying to get information on how contagious Ebola is. My findings based on Internet research are inside.

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