The Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) or Hemorrhagic Fever is spread through direct contact with an infected person's bodily fluids. This can include sweat, blood, feces, tears, or nasal discharge. Just sitting next to a person who has Ebola will not necessarily transmit the virus to you unless you make contact with their bodily fluids. The good news is that you can't catch the illness from cooked food, or air (via sneezing or coughing, since someone in the beginning stages of Ebola does not cough or sneeze much), or water.
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Author Zarar Bajwa, MD, is a licensed medical doctor Archives
June 2015
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