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The thread centers on whether the CDC’s Ebola guidance online was altered or “quietly removed,” after media coverage and conservative commentary claimed the agency had not clearly explained Ebola transmission—especially the role of droplets from coughing/sneezing versus direct contact with bodily fluids. The initial post links the concern to reports that a CDC page suggested short-range droplet spread, which was seen as conflicting with the CDC’s stricter “bodily fluids” messaging. Overall sentiment leans toward skepticism and alarm, framing the website changes as potentially driven by public pushback, though the exact cause wasn’t clear from the posts.
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WASHINGTON -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has quietly removed some Ebola information from its website. The changes follow claims from news outlets and conservative blogs that the agency hasn't been forthcoming about how the virus spreads, but it was not clear on Thursday afternoon whether the removal was related to the reports.
The New York Post reported Tuesday that the agency "admitted" Ebola can be contracted through casual contact with a doorknob, seemingly contrary to the CDC's insistence that Ebola is only transmissible through direct contact with bodily fluids from a person sick with the disease. The Post cited a page on the CDC's website that said Ebola spreads through droplets that can travel short distances when a sick person coughs or sneezes.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/30/cdc-ebola_n_6078072.html :eek:
 

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