Friday 3 October 2014

Why you probably don't have Ebola -- even if you shook hands with America's 'patient zero'

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After a hectic trip from Liberia's capital of Monrovia to the airport, you finally make it onto your U.S.-bound plane and take your seat. The man next to you appears healthy and friendly. You introduce yourself, shake hands, and have an uneventful journey of small talk as you head back to Dallas, Texas. A few days later, you receive an urgent call from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: The man who sat next to you on the plane just tested positive for the Ebola virus.

You start to feel panic rise in your chest, reliving the fateful handshake over and over. Your anxiety is perfectly...

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