On a normal day, I worry about how often I wash my hands. I wash
them a lot. So imagine my paranoia when I heard about the Ebola
virus. It was disturbing enough when people in other West African
countries were dealing with the disease. When I heard about the
Liberian that died in Lagos, I began to lose sleep. My very active
imagination played out all the possible scenarios and ways one could
get Ebola. It was not pretty.
I attended an event last week where I met an acquaintance I hadn’t
seen in a while. In my excitement I rushed for a hug and she
hesitated, apologetically blaming Ebola. I shrugged and jokingly added,
that while we are here worrying about death by Ebola, rapture will
take place. We both laughed and went our separate ways.
The disease has gotten a lot of attention, rightly so considering the
sheer number of people it has killed in its wake, but really should we
be that afraid? That paranoid? I wasn’t sure so I decided to do
some research. You know how it is, the bible says, ‘My people
perish for lack of knowledge.’
What I found was reassuring to say the least. While the media has
done a great job in keeping everyone abreast of the latest Ebola
updates, it has done an unbelievably dismal job of reducing the fear
and panic that has gripped the average west african.
The following represent the facts about Ebola and its transmission
(Beyond what might already be out there):
1. The virus is often spread through families and friends because
they come in close contact with such secretions when caring for
infected persons. - Center For Disease Control And Prevention
(CDC)
2. Human to human transmission is only achieved by physical contact
with the body fluids of a person who is acutely ill or who has died
from Ebola. Transmission among humans is mainly among caregiver
family members or health care workers tending to the very ill, or in
preparation of the body of a deceased case for burial. - US
Embassy (Liberia), July 28th, 2014
3. A person can have the virus without symptoms for 2-21 days,
the average being 5 to 8 days before becoming ill. The person is not
contagious until they are acutely ill. (Technically, if the person beside
you does not look sick, he/she cannot infect you.) US Embassy
(Liberia), July 28th, 2014.
4. While all Ebola virus species have displayed the ability to be spread
through airborne particles under research conditions, this type of
spread has not been documented among humans in a real-world
setting, such as a hospital or household. (In other words, the disease
is not airborne.) - CDC
5. Casual contact in public places with people that do not appear to
be sick do not transmit Ebola. One cannot contract Ebola virus by
handling money, groceries or swimming in a pool. Mosquitoes do not
transmit the Ebola virus. - National Center For Disease Control, India
Based on the facts above I’d say breathe easy, sleep better. No
need to chew your nails in anxiety. Ebola is most likely not coming for
you except if you deliberately expose yourself to unsafe conditions.
Take simple precautions; keep a hand sanitizer in your bag or pocket
and use sparingly. Eat like you normally would but be sure to cook
animal products properly. While you are at it, spread hope, not fear.

Source. http://www.ekekeee.com/ebola-5-facts-media-forgot-tell/?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter

An infected person goes into a pool. . . . Wil u remain there if it is known to u dat he has Ebola virus?