re: Ebola Nurse in Maine Takes a Bike Ride - Cops Follow

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If either one of them said, "Well its still ridiculously unlikely that the disease spreads even when a person is running a temp," then my pet ShihTzu knows more than they do.

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We've actually learned since August, and backed it up with constant viral load testing at our facility, that during the initial stages of infection, even after the appearance of fever, an individual is not shedding enough virus to really be contagious. The majority of exposures likely come 6-10 days after onset of symptoms, when viral load is highest and the highest degree of health care worker interaction is needed.

But it's not like you're going to start trusting epidemiology today any more than yesterday.