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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The Spanish nurse only entered the priest's room twice and she got infected. Why is it a big exaggeration that many people will be infected if an Ebola patient vomited in the airplane?[/quote]

It's not.[/quote]

And yet of the people who were living in the same apartment with Thomas Duncan, so far not a single one has shown any symptoms.[/quote]

Well, the nurse's one exposure to the priest had to have been when he was close to death -- viral load the highest.   She developed symptoms quickly -- within 5 days -- although apparently it was just a low fever for several days.

Thomas Duncan helped the pregnant woman with ebola on Sept. 15th.   He didn't show symptoms until Sept. 24th.   That's nine days.   Maybe her viral load was less so it took longer to develop into symptoms for him?

It could take even longer -- up to 21 days -- to develop symptoms.   I don't think the people in Dallas currently in quarantine are all out of the woods yet.   But I hope the best for them!      It's been 13 days so far.
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