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Message Subject US Hospitals Prep for Inevitable Ebola Cases. CDC Recommends only Minimal Protection
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Health-care workers caring for patients with suspected or confirmed Ebola virus should apply, in addition to standard precautions, other infection control measures to avoid any exposure to the patient’s blood and body fluids and direct unprotected contact with the possibly contaminated environment. When in close contact (within 1 metre) of patients with EBV, health-care workers should wear face protection (a face shield or a medical mask and goggles), a clean, non-sterile long-sleeved gown, and gloves (sterile gloves for some procedures).

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 Quoting: Anu, father of Enki


So how do you figure you can't catch it from casual contact then? How do you define casual contact? Are you familiar with fomite transmission? You are aware that average person touches their face 3-5 times per minute? It is believed that a single particle of the virus is enough to cause infection. It can exist outside the body for days, dried infected material can be infectious in a clinical setting. Spit on door handles, sweat on sheets, shaking hands, being to close...

Outside of a clinical setting without full PPE, it can certainly be caught by casual contact, no licking required.
 
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