Question

how does ebola spread

Answer 1

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Ebola is primarily spread through direct contact with the bodily fluids (such as blood, saliva, urine, and feces) of an infected person who is showing symptoms of the disease. It can also spread through contact with objects or surfaces contaminated with infected fluids.

Some common ways Ebola can spread include:

1. Contact with infected people: Touching the body or coming into contact with the bodily fluids of an infected person, such as through skin-to-skin contact or through contaminated needles.

2. Transmission through contaminated objects: Touching objects (such as clothing, bedding, medical equipment) that have been contaminated with the virus, and then touching the eyes, nose, or mouth.

3. Unsafe burial practices: Traditional burial practices, such as washing or touching the body of an infected person, can lead to the transmission of the virus.

4. Contact with infected animals: Direct contact with blood, secretions, organs, or carcasses of infected animals (including bats, nonhuman primates, and certain other animals) can spread Ebola.

It is important to note that Ebola is not an airborne disease, meaning it does not spread through the air like a common cold or flu. It requires close contact with the infected person or their bodily fluids for transmission to occur.