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Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
18-Oct-14 - 07:18 PM
Thread Name: BS: Ebola Information and Misinformation
Subject: RE: BS: Ebola Information and Misinformation
Information and Misinformation with a large share of the latter in this thread.

This from Center for Disease Control (cdc.gov.). "Interim guidance for environmental infection control in hospitals for Ebola virus." August 1, 2014.

Direct contact with body fluids, etc.
The role of the environment in transmission has not been established.
Limited lab studies show that the Ebola virus can remain viable on solid surfaces, with concentrations falling over several days.
A list of recommendations for hospitals follows.