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<blockquote data-quote="Mohammad Khair" data-source="post: 157783" data-attributes="member: 12591"><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><strong>Transmission</strong></span></p><p></p><p>The spread of Ebola between people occurs only by direct contact with the blood or <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_fluid" target="_blank">body fluids</a> of a person after symptoms have developed.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease#cite_note-WHO2014-1" target="_blank">[1]</a><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease#cite_note-WHOAir2014-3" target="_blank">[3]</a> Body fluids that may contain ebolaviruses include saliva, mucus, vomit, feces, sweat, tears, breast milk, urine, and semen.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease#cite_note-CDC2014QAT-23" target="_blank">[23]</a>Entry points include the nose, mouth, eyes, or open wounds, cuts and abrasions.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease#cite_note-CDC2014QAT-23" target="_blank">[23]</a> Contact with objects contaminated by the virus, particularly needles and syringes may also transmit the infection.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease#cite_note-CDC2014T-24" target="_blank">[24]</a> The virus is able to survive on objects for a few hours in a dried state and can survive for a few days within body fluids.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease#cite_note-CDC2014QAT-23" target="_blank">[23]</a> Ebola virus may be able to persist in the<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semen" target="_blank">semen</a> of survivors for up to seven weeks after recovery, which could give rise to infections via <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_intercourse" target="_blank">sexual intercourse</a>.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease#cite_note-WHO2014-1" target="_blank">[1]</a> Otherwise, people who have recovered are not infectious.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease#cite_note-CDC2014T-24" target="_blank">[24]</a> The potential for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemics" target="_blank">widespread infections</a> in countries with medical systems capable of observing correct medical isolation procedures is considered low.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease#cite_note-CDCPress2014-25" target="_blank">[25]</a> Usually when someone has symptoms, they are sufficiently unwell that they are unable to travel without assistance.<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease#cite_note-WHO2014T-26" target="_blank">[26]</a></p><p></p><p>from wikipedia</p><p><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease</a></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mohammad Khair, post: 157783, member: 12591"] [SIZE=4][B]Transmission[/B][/SIZE] The spread of Ebola between people occurs only by direct contact with the blood or [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_fluid']body fluids[/URL] of a person after symptoms have developed.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease#cite_note-WHO2014-1'][1][/URL][URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease#cite_note-WHOAir2014-3'][3][/URL] Body fluids that may contain ebolaviruses include saliva, mucus, vomit, feces, sweat, tears, breast milk, urine, and semen.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease#cite_note-CDC2014QAT-23'][23][/URL]Entry points include the nose, mouth, eyes, or open wounds, cuts and abrasions.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease#cite_note-CDC2014QAT-23'][23][/URL] Contact with objects contaminated by the virus, particularly needles and syringes may also transmit the infection.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease#cite_note-CDC2014T-24'][24][/URL] The virus is able to survive on objects for a few hours in a dried state and can survive for a few days within body fluids.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease#cite_note-CDC2014QAT-23'][23][/URL] Ebola virus may be able to persist in the[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semen']semen[/URL] of survivors for up to seven weeks after recovery, which could give rise to infections via [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_intercourse']sexual intercourse[/URL].[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease#cite_note-WHO2014-1'][1][/URL] Otherwise, people who have recovered are not infectious.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease#cite_note-CDC2014T-24'][24][/URL] The potential for [URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandemics']widespread infections[/URL] in countries with medical systems capable of observing correct medical isolation procedures is considered low.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease#cite_note-CDCPress2014-25'][25][/URL] Usually when someone has symptoms, they are sufficiently unwell that they are unable to travel without assistance.[URL='http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease#cite_note-WHO2014T-26'][26][/URL] from wikipedia [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebola_virus_disease[/url] [/QUOTE]
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