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morningfog

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23. Like Duncan for four days out in the community and surrounded by his family.
Wed Oct 15, 2014, 02:38 PM
Oct 2014

The viral load was very low. She was not spreading her bodily fluids everywhere. Calm down.

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I don't know about that now, also...my understanding was the virus was NOT supposed to be contagious uponit7771 Oct 2014 #1
The nurses were almost certainly at some point in contact with his fluids-- TwilightGardener Oct 2014 #5
I have worn the non medical rubber gloves... they are fairly tough... I'm sure they wore SOMETHING.. uponit7771 Oct 2014 #10
Probably has to do with viral load in body secretions--less likely for the virus to show up TwilightGardener Oct 2014 #2
True. Please see link underpants Oct 2014 #3
This message was self-deleted by its author ann--- Oct 2014 #4
It just seems unbelievable. amandabeech Oct 2014 #18
The likelihood of that second person SheilaT Oct 2014 #6
It wasn't after the flight. LisaL Oct 2014 #11
I had not seen that before. SheilaT Oct 2014 #14
So was Mr. Duncan's when he first showed up at the hospital. LisaL Oct 2014 #15
That is the stupidest thing I have ever heard Drayden Oct 2014 #28
It depends on who one listens to ... 1StrongBlackMan Oct 2014 #7
Suite lord ... LannyDeVaney Oct 2014 #8
Are you talking to me? Dawgs Oct 2014 #9
You are correct. I apologize ... LannyDeVaney Oct 2014 #27
They don't know kentuck Oct 2014 #12
yes they do know- not airborne Beaverhausen Oct 2014 #16
Obviously gospel truth.. kentuck Oct 2014 #26
She had a fever when she flew to Dallas. So she was already symptomatic. LisaL Oct 2014 #13
do you know if Duncan was already symptomatic on his flight into Dallas? Beaverhausen Oct 2014 #17
From what I understand, he wasn't during the flight deutsey Oct 2014 #20
He wasn't. LisaL Oct 2014 #21
Well, that's reason for real concern deutsey Oct 2014 #19
Like Duncan for four days out in the community and surrounded by his family. morningfog Oct 2014 #23
It's true. And, the ability to infect someone increases as the viral load increases. morningfog Oct 2014 #22
She did have a slight fever of 99.5 on the plane. According to ecstatic Oct 2014 #24
Read the actual research on pubmedcentral. Truth is they don't know for sure. ecstatic Oct 2014 #25
There is no scientific evidence/epidemiological evidence that patients are contagious kestrel91316 Oct 2014 #29
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