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How does ebola spread ?

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Dr. Romanth Waghmarae answered

Specializes in Pain Management

Ebola: This is spread by direct contact with someone who has it or the environment in which that person was in. Even the dead ebola victim is infective.

Answered 2/11/2015

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Direct contact: The main vector is touching infecting blood, secretions, bodily fluids. For more info check CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/transmission/index.html

Answered 2/11/2015

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Ebola: Transmission is from someone who has signs of active infection via contact wi blood or bodily fluids or through contact wi contaminated objects (like needle or syringe). Ebola can be spread through body fluids such as sweat, tears, blood, saliva, breast milk, semen, vomit, urine and stool. The virus can gain entry via cuts/ abrasions of skin, nose, mouth, eyes or any open wound.

Answered 11/28/2017

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