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2014-10-29 -Signs, Portents, and the Weather-

CDC admits Ebola can be passed to others by sneezing

[Wash Times] The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — which has been downplaying the contagious aspects of Ebola — has now quietly admitted via a poster on its website that the virus can in fact be spread by sneezes.

"Drops spread happens when germs traveling inside droplets that are coughed or sneezed from a sick person enter the eyes, nose or mouth of another person," the poster reads, the New York Post reported.

But this is a far cry from what the CDC has previously insisted, said Meryl Nass, with the Institute for Public Accuracy in Washington, D.C., the New York Post said.

"The CDC said it doesn't spread at all by air — then Friday they came out with this poster," she said, the newspaper reported. "They admit that these particles or droplets may land on objects such as doorknobs and that Ebola can be transmitted that way."

Ms. Nass also said: "If you are sniffling and sneezing, you produce microorganisms that can get on stuff in a room. If people touch them, they could be [infected]," the New York Post reported.

And it's not like the germs in the droplets don't have staying power.

Rossi Hassad, a professor of epidemiology at Mercy College, said the droplets could stay active for a day, the New York Post reported.

"A shorter duration for dry surfaces like a table or doorknob and longer durations in a moist, damp environment," he said, the newspaper reported.

Get your flu shot (so you don't show up at the emergency room with symptoms that look like Ebola), wash your hands with soap every two hours or so, and don't touch your T-zone to reduce chances of transmission.

Posted by Besoeker 2014-10-29 10:15|| || Front Page|| [11133 views ] Top

#1 Large droplets. Saliva (body fluid). Land on surfaces, remain contaminated. As for the aerosolization, that question still remains.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-10-29 14:16|| 2014-10-29 14:16|| Front Page Top

#2 For your education, look up "fomite" on a reliable site.

Posted by OldSpook 2014-10-29 14:17|| 2014-10-29 14:17|| Front Page Top

#3 A fomes (pronounced /ˈfoʊmiːz/) or fomite (/ˈfoʊmaɪt/) is any object or substance capable of carrying infectious organisms, such as germs or parasites, and hence transferring them from one individual to another. Skin cells, hair, clothing, and bedding are common hospital sources of contamination.
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Posted by warthogswife 2014-10-29 15:08|| 2014-10-29 15:08|| Front Page Top

#4 good one, Besoeker. Good article - shows Mr Hatton was RIGHT.

I wonder when the apology is coming

Good advice too Besoeker to which I add: if you must fly, wear a pair of cotton gloves to prevent you touching a surface then touching your eyes, nose and mouth.

Wear them from the time you get in the cab to the time you get out of the cab at the other side. Then throw them in the bin, immediately disinfect your hands.

That should help.

Do the same when shopping/going to public places once ebola hits our shores (which is inevitable eventually)

Posted by anon1 2014-10-29 20:03|| 2014-10-29 20:03|| Front Page Top

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