By David Gutierrez, contributing writer to Natural News
Ebola can be contracted by people who come into contact with the body of someone who died from the disease up to a week before, according to a study conducted by researchers from the U.S. National Institutes of Health and published in the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases in early February. The researchers collected viable virus samples from Ebola-infected monkeys that had been dead for seven days, and non-infectious RNA for up to 70 days.
The study helps reinforce the need for safe handling of the remains of Ebola victims -- a practice considered essential in stemming the ongoing outbreak in West Africa.
