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dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts) Fri Oct 24, 2014, 08:06 AM Oct 2014

21 maps and charts that explain Ebola

NO. 8 and 9 are particularly worth seeing.

http://www.vox.com/2014/10/21/7020519/Ebola-facts-maps-charts-graphics

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21 maps and charts that explain Ebola (Original Post) dixiegrrrrl Oct 2014 OP

I WAS looking forward to reading this FARAFIELD Oct 2014 #1

One of the synonyms for Infectious IS Contagious PADemD Oct 2014 #3

Good info A Little Weird Oct 2014 #2

Did you all read that ebola has been detected in semen up to Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 #4

However, we don't seem to have cases SheilaT Oct 2014 #5

True. Baitball Blogger Oct 2014 #7

Best and most important post on DU this year! Thanks! marble falls Oct 2014 #6

Good information, thanks. Tierra_y_Libertad Oct 2014 #8

FARAFIELD

(1,528 posts)

1. I WAS looking forward to reading this

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Fri Oct 24, 2014, 08:15 AM

Oct 2014

Then got to the third chart titled: ""Ebola gets more contagious the longer a person has had it"" Ebola is INFECTIOUS not CONTAGIOUS, Christ, if they cant get that right, why even bother

PADemD

(4,482 posts)

3. One of the synonyms for Infectious IS Contagious

Reply to FARAFIELD (Reply #1)

Fri Oct 24, 2014, 09:20 AM

Oct 2014

http://www.thesaurus.com/browse/infectious

A Little Weird

(1,754 posts)

2. Good info

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Fri Oct 24, 2014, 08:39 AM

Oct 2014

Thanks for posting!

Baitball Blogger

(46,702 posts)

4. Did you all read that ebola has been detected in semen up to

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Original post)

Fri Oct 24, 2014, 09:35 AM

Oct 2014

three months after a patient has been considered ebola-free?

That sounds like something people should be told.

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)

5. However, we don't seem to have cases

Reply to Baitball Blogger (Reply #4)

Fri Oct 24, 2014, 10:03 AM

Oct 2014

of Ebola resulting from intercourse with someone who had Ebola and is now recovered. If Ebola in the semen could cause the disease, I feel pretty confident that would have been noticed by now.