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Originally Posted by bobabode
I think the good Major Hatfield misspoke just a little, Ebola is only airborne in the sense that you can get it if someone sneezes or coughs droplets directly onto your face, i.e. mucous membranes or through an open wound. Even a tiny breach in the skin can allow transmission of the virus.
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There is precedent, earlier in the article, for Hatfirld misspeaking....
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"We're here to protect the citizens of the state and the nation, so this is just another opportunity for us to prove our wealth as soldiers," Maj. Walter Hatfield said.
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He meant to say 'worth as soldiers,' I'm pretty sure....