At 7:30 this morning it has been confirmed that a health care worker that cared for the first patient who tested positive for Ebola in the U.S.,Thomas Eric Duncan, has tested positive for Ebola. The even bigger concerning part is that she followed all the precautions set out by the CDC. She wore the protective gear; gloves, suit, etc....
The World Health Organization has issued a bulletin which confirms: that Ebola can spread via indirect contact with contaminated surfaces and aerosolized droplets produced from coughing or sneezing.
"...wet and bigger droplets from a heavily infected individual, who has respiratory symptoms caused by other conditions or who vomits violently, could transmit the virus -- over a short distance -- to another nearby person," says a W.H.O. bulletin released this week. [1] "This could happen when virus-laden heavy droplets are directly propelled, by coughing or sneezing..."
That same bulletin also says, "The Ebola virus can also be transmitted indirectly, by contact with previously contaminated surfaces and objects."
In other words, the WHO just confirmed what the CDC says is impossible -- that Ebola can be acquired by touching a contaminated surface.
"Watching Your Back,"
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Dr. Ross Coccimiglio
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