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Originally Posted by potter
Nope, that is bullshit. The onset of symptoms is extremely fast with Ebola. Which is why it's not that scary of disease. It is because of how nasty it is, but as a global pandemic virus it isn't at all. Symptoms come on too quickly, and it is too debilitating. It would never be able to become a global pandemic.
Also, Ebola outbreaks in Africa are actually much more common than most people probably realize.
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According to the WHO the time from infection to the actual onset of symptoms can range from 2 to 21 days.
One good thing about it is that transmission isn't that easy. It has to come via bodily fluids which is easier than some might think, but still not very easy.