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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]If they are traveling to the three countries that have the outbreak, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone, then there would be a strong concern. CDC issued a level 2 travel warning for those countries yesterday. I would think a school sponsored trip would be cancelled to those countries. [/quote]
And Nigeria is alarmed.  I think they had one death there.
It is a fluid situation.
I think there should be concern and a plan regarding handling travel to the affected countries.

Transmission is via bodily fluids or [i]surfaces that were in contact with those fluids[/i].
So infected person wipes sweat off, touches counter, you put your hand on the counter, then rub your eyes... Or reach for an apple and eat it...
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[b]People suffering from Ebola, at the infectious stage, are not out in the environment, wiping their sweaty brow at the gym and leaving their sweat on the workout equipment.   They are not out shopping for apples at the local farmers market.   They are either home, deathly ill, or in the hospital, again deathly ill and too weak to move, by the time they are infectious and showing symptoms.[/b]

If you are a health care worker, working with Ebola victims, or are taking care of their dead bodies, or are cleaning up their mess filled sheets and the floor of their hospital rooms, yes, you should be quite concerned.

Otherwise, I think you will be OK.

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That is not correct.  The infectious period indeed starts with the appearance of symptoms; yes, but the first symptoms are like the flu.
As far as not traveling with it; there was just an article today about a person coming down with vomiting and diarrhea during the last leg of their flight, a government employee on his way to a conference in Nigeria.  He was able to travel several legs.  They are trying to track down all the passengers, flight attendants, etc.  Upon arrival in Nigeria he then became very ill and weak and was hospitalized.  Ebola was confirmed.  No one else from those flights is sick as far as they know. All legs were flown within West Africa.  So: yes, it progresses fast, but in the early stages it does not prevent you from travel. Or any other activity.  Just think of how many people can't bring themselves to stay home when they have the flu![/quote]

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