re: #335 cujo280

Just some additional data assuming anyone is interested in teasing out truth… which is always required regardless of your political stripes.

“If someone survives Ebola, can he or she still spread the virus?

Once someone recovers from Ebola, they can no longer spread the virus. However, Ebola virus has been found in semen for up to 3 months. Abstinence from sex (including oral sex) is recommended for at least 3 months. If abstinence is not possible, condoms may help prevent the spread of disease.”

http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/transmission/qas.html

What is the basis for the 21 days? Not sure if anyone as asked the question but here is an explanation.

http://currents.plos.org/outbreaks/article/on-the-quarantine-period-for-ebola-virus/

What does that mean? Basically up to 12% of the cases after 21 days may still be infected.

The CDC, WHO and every other government agency does a cost risk analysis and then pulls a number that “they” can live with i.e. “an acceptable loss”. Somewhere between 21 and 42 days is their acceptable loss of life give the costs to save them. Are we all on the same page now?

That second article has been linked multiple times in this thread.

That same article also points out that:

Therefore there is no quarantine time that will provide absolute assurance of no residual risk from contagion.

I guess we should just quarantine anyone exposed to ebola indefinitely, then. If we want to be certain.

Also, welcome hatchling. I invite you to join us upstairs, as posting on a dead thread that has seen some substantial trolling is generally not a good place to start.