A sneeze or cough within 10 feet will do it.

It's not that hard to catch. Yes, it is passed through bodily fluids, but that includes sweat. That includes mucus or spit that you might not know is on someone's hand as they shake hands with you. So no, it's not hard to catch and it takes up to 20 days for symptoms to appear so it's easy to spread to many people in that time frame.

I can't find all Ebola threads where I posted.

But I recall many posters insisted it's a problem in Africa and will never get here.

Well, congrats, we have the first case in the US.

Be more worried about dying from cancer or the flu. Seriously, ebola is NOTHING compared to other illnesses.

Anonymous wrote:If someone has Ebola and wipes sweat from their forehead and then pushes a grocery cart would the virus remain active on the cart waiting for the next person? Bodily fluids are STILL risky me.

If it was that easy to catch, half the world would be dead by now. Think about it.

http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/medical_examiner/2014/08/ebola_myths_social_media_spreading_panic_as_american_patients_reach_emory.html

If someone has Ebola and wipes sweat from their forehead and then pushes a grocery cart would the virus remain active on the cart waiting for the next person? Bodily fluids are STILL risky me.

A lot of suspicious verbiage and crowd control language from the media. Did the New York plane case test negative? Absolutely no follow up story after the near panic headline .

Apparently a sense of humor is really, really hard to get too. Some PPs are in no danger of getting one!

Well, there is this:
http://scgnews.com/ebola-what-youre-not-being-told

Anonymous wrote:Then why do they wear such protective clothing....

Because they come in contact with bodily fluids of people with symptoms of Ebola. You don't!

Anonymous wrote:Then why do they wear such protective clothing....

Because "they" are health care workers, not your garden variety DCUMs worried about playdates and a trip to Harris-Teeter. It's part of their job to come into direct contact with bodily fluids.

Anonymous wrote:Then why do they wear such protective clothing....

To look important.

Then why do they wear such protective clothing....

Guys, I have a really bad headache. I seriously think this might be ebola.

I also had a lot of wine and headbanged to ACDC earlier, but I really don't think that's related.

This is Ebola I can feel it.

You get it from having direct contact with the bodily fluids of someone is sick with it, after they've already become sick. Its not airborne. You aren't going to catch. Everyone calm down.