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CDC confusion over Ebola as it deletes warning that it can spread through coughs and sneezes | Daily Mail Online
New CDC confusion over Ebola as it deletes warning that virus can spread through coughs and sneezes from its website
- It has replaced the old language with new guidance that says there's 'no evidence' Ebola is spread through either
- The CDC also took down on Thursday a poster that said that Ebola can be transferred through 'droplets' on hard surfaces, like doorknobs
- It's unclear why the CDC abruptly changed it's Ebola advisories
- The quiet removal of information follows a public health campaign by Sen. Rand Paul to get the CDC to be 'forthright' about Ebola transfer
PUBLISHED: 10:02 EST, 31 October
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has removed a warning from its website that Ebola can, in rare cases, spread from person through coughing and sneezing.
It has replaced the old language with new guidance that says there's 'no evidence' Ebola is spread through either.
According to the
New York Post, the CDC also took down on Thursday a poster that said that Ebola can be transferred through 'droplets' from coughing or sneezing that land on hard surfaces, like doorknobs.
As the
Huffington Post, which discovered the shift in language, noted yesterday evening, it's unclear why the CDC abruptly changed it's Ebola advisories. However, the move came a day after the New York Post reported on the existence of the poster.
'Droplet spread happens when germs traveling inside droplets that are coughed or sneezed from a sick person enter the eyes, nose or mouth of another person,' the fact sheet reportedly stated.
Now
the page says, 'The
What’s the difference between infections spread through air or by droplets? Fact sheet is being updated and is currently unavailable. Please visit cdc.gov/Ebola for up-to-date information on Ebola.'
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2815903/New-CDC-confusion-Ebola-deletes-warning-virus-spread-coughs-sneezes-website.html#ixzz3HlFF5eM5
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