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Ebola scare

Hello so I am very worried I may have contracted ebola. My friend was in prison  for 6 months and he could have caught anything while he was in there. Now he came over to my apt the other day and he was talking real close to my face and spit got in my eye and on my lips so now I'm worried what if I have Ebola!  I live in north carolina
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168348 tn?1379357075
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You had no Ebola risk unless your friend was in prison in Africa.
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Am I at risk in north Carolina Vance or any other expert?
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He had a bad cough and a fever...:/ his spit hit my mouth I am from north carolina. He just got out of prison. I've had fever headache the runs fatigue
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168348 tn?1379357075
I'm not a doctor but doesn't look like you are at high risk if your friend isn't at high risk and wasn't exhibiting sings of Ebola:

What are the signs and symptoms of Ebola?

Symptoms can appear from 2 to 21 days after exposure and include: fever, headache, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain, muscle pain, and unexplained bleeding or bruising. Ebola only spreads after symptoms begin. If a person has no symptoms, they cannot spread the virus. If an exposed person doesn’t develop any symptoms within 21 days, they won’t get sick with the virus.

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