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Layperson here, but based on reading I'm a little more pessimistic. The incubation period can be up to 21 days, and the subject can be infectious during that ti
by ds9 12y ago
Layperson here, but based on reading I'm a little more pessimistic. The incubation period can be up to 21 days, and the subject can be infectious during that time [1]. Thus there is a plausible worst-case scenario where an undiagnosed carrier flies to a population centre and comes in contact with a lot of people.
Hopefully this could be prevented by contact tracing and other containment as described above, but if one carrier got out and infected people elsewhere, containment efforts might be unable to keep up.
1. http://ebola.emedtv.com/ebola/ebola-incubation-period.html http://ebola.emedtv.com/ebola/ebola-incubation-period.html
- XorNot 12y agoThere's still a prolonged exposure issue. You might get unlucky, but as I understand it you need to take on a certain amount of virus initially for it successfully develop into an infection. While you might come into contact with a lot of people, it seems like even basic hygeine would be enough during incubation to protect most people.