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I live in ghana, surrounded by countries with cases of ebola, but none here yet. what precautions would you recommend we take? is swimming risky?
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Ebola is hard to get: Ebola is not spread through the air but only by contact with a sick person's bodily fluids. These include vomit, sweat, urine,saliva, and blood. I have no answer as to whether or not you might contact it by swimming
Answered 11/11/2014
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