Ebola poop

[Anonymous]

Serious question despite my title... Is the poo and pee of quarantined Ebola patients disposed of differently. If not, is there the potential to spread the virus through human waste if say a body of water gets contaminated?

[Anonymous]

Actually that's a good question. Would the septic system or sewage plants treat that effectively?

And is it not a possibility that Ebola actually lurks in the soil and sewage when it goes dormant?

[Anonymous]

Good question

[Anonymous]

Are you in an area where you are exposed to Ebola?

[Anonymous]

Oh good, something else for me to ponder tonight. Instead of sleeping.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Actually that's a good question. Would the septic system or sewage plants treat that effectively?

And is it not a possibility that Ebola actually lurks in the soil and sewage when it goes dormant?

Sewage treatment would kill the virus.

[Anonymous]

In the Kent Brantley show with Matt Lauer, the doctor mentioned that the human waste had to be disinfected with a solution before being flushed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh good, something else for me to ponder tonight. Instead of sleeping.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In the Kent Brantley show with Matt Lauer, the doctor mentioned that the human waste had to be disinfected with a solution before being flushed.

Wouldn't that be to protect the surface of the toilet?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Oh good, something else for me to ponder tonight. Instead of sleeping.

+1

[Anonymous]

I think they dose it with bleach or another disinfectant.

[Anonymous]

Probably to stop it from aerosolizing. Did you every watch those examples of toilets being flushed? All the water sprays the room with tiny droplets. I don't think hospital toilets have lids.

[Anonymous]

Fuck we are not as a nation prepared. Damn it obama do something.

[Anonymous]

What prevents any virus from contaminating our water system? People do not get norovirus or rotavirus from their tap water.

[Anonymous]

Chlorine