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Can ebola penetrate the skin and cause infection? or does it need a cut?

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Dr. Mazen Kherallah answered

Specializes in Infectious Disease

Through Broken Skin: The virus can be spread to others through direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes, for example, the eyes, nose, or mouth) with blood or body fluid, objects (like needles and syringes), infected fruit bats or primates.

Answered 9/28/2017

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Dr. Heidi Fowler answered

Specializes in Psychiatry

Cut/ abrasion: Transmission is from someone who has signs of active infection via contact wi blood or bodily fluids or through contact wi contaminated objects. 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. Ebola on surfaces dies quickly under >

Answered 10/20/2017

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