“I understand that people are afraid. Ebola is unfamiliar. It is a severe disease. But it is not highly contagious and it requires direct contact with someone who is sick from Ebola or with their body fluids,” Frieden said.
Frieden said fewer than 100 people a day had been returning from Ebola-affected countries since new guidelines went into effect Oct. 11. Of the 807 people who entered the U.S. since then, 46 have been identified as health care workers.
The new categories:
High-risk - Includes people with very risky exposures such as nurses stuck with a needle that had been used on an Ebola patient or doctors splashed in the face with infectious bodily fluids. These people should have direct, active, daily monitoring and stay away from public areas and public transport.
Some risk - People in close contact with a patient without protective gear. These people should be monitored and common sense should be used in restricting movement.
Low risk - Travelers to an affected country or people who were near a patient but didn't care for him while he has symptoms or caregivers who wore protective gear. They should be monitored for symptoms but not restricted in any way.
No risk - People in contact with a patient before she showed symptoms or who traveled to an affected country more than 21 days ago. There is no need to monitor these people at all
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