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how fast does the ebola virus spread

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The virus is "airborne" so it can spread from person to person within seconds.

Th virus is not airborne, at least that's what I've surmised from reading multiple articles on Ebola. The virus is spread through bodily fluids. This means sweat, blood, tears, urine, saliva, and any other fluids transmit the deadly disease. Again, this is what I have concluded from my time researching the topic. I could be completely misinformed. As such, I encourage anyone reading this to do their own research.

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http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/ http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm6325a4.htm?s_cid=mm6325a4_w http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/symptoms/index.html