Rabid Opposition to Ebola: Epidemiology Meets Hyperbole

Twila

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I think that article meant before infection.

yes, I understood it to mean that. But I'd heard that washing your hands with soap and water is not going to kill the virus if it were on your skin. The reporter had been speaking with a nurse who'd said that disinfection was difficult because the virus was not easily killed.
 

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