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B2G

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5. Well THIS isn't comforting:

Reply to pnwmom (Original post)

Mon Oct 6, 2014, 03:48 PM

Oct 2014

"The Spanish nurse is in a stable condition, Reuters quoted health officials as saying. She started to feel ill last week when she was on holiday."

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-29514920

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The Spanish nurse with Ebola only had 2 contacts with her Ebola patient. [View all] pnwmom Oct 2014 OP

A nurse in a hospital that has two Ebola patients doesn't have to treat them to become infected. MohRokTah Oct 2014 #1

One word: fomites. kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #6

BBC article says she was part of the team that treated the priest who died of ebola. uppityperson Oct 2014 #2

Yes, the Health Minister said she was, but the hospital spokesman said they didn't know yet. pnwmom Oct 2014 #3

We may never know. uppityperson Oct 2014 #4

Well THIS isn't comforting: B2G Oct 2014 #5