Ebola is transmitted through direct contact with the blood, bodily fluids, or tissues of infected people or animals. The virus can spread through exposure to saliva, vomit, feces, urine, sweat, semen, or contaminated objects such as needles, clothing, or bedding. Outbreaks often begin when humans come into contact with infected wildlife, particularly fruit bats or nonhuman primates, before the disease spreads from person to person through caregiving, unsafe medical practices, or burial rituals involving contact with the body of someone who has died from the disease. Ebola is not spread through the air.
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