http://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/us...ssion-other-key-facts/ar-BBcPy9B?ocid=UP97DHP
''But penetration through intact skin has not been definitively ruled out, said hemorrhagic-fever expert Thomas Ksiarek of the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB), who co-led a session on Ebola's transmission routes.
"Does
bleach or hand sanitizer," which people in West Africa are using to protect themselves from Ebola, "
make the skin more susceptible" to being penetrated by the virus?, Peters wondered. "It's a question that has to be asked."'''
ETA When you get bleach on your hands, it makes them really slick. So now this has me thinking and hopefully someone here will know the answer. Does bleach remove the outermost protective layer of skin? Open the pores up wider? Anyone know ? TIA
ETA Oh UGH! In my haste , I posted before finishing the article and this one is a zinger. '''Also unknown is whether the
time between exposure to Ebola and the appearance of symptoms depends on which bodily fluids someone contacted. If it does, then someone exposed through, say, saliva rather than blood might incubate the virus for
longer than the 21 days officials have repeatedly said is the outer limit of the incubation period.''''