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As Discovery News reports, the HAZMAT suits used by medical personnel to protect themselves while treating Ebola victims can carry the virus; it does not die upon leaving the body and landing on the protective gear. This means that, while doctors and nurses using protective gear can shield themselves from the virus while wearing it, the removal procedures and process of destroying used HAZMAT gear could result in someone inadvertently coming into contact with the virus.

That's why it is SOP to decontaminate the suits with bleach or another disinfectant before removing the suits.

59 posted on 09/11/2014 7:34:46 PM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)

"That's why it is SOP to decontaminate the suits with bleach or another disinfectant before removing the suits."

Wait, I heard Authorities in America say the Ebola Virus is not airborne so therefore there is nothing to worry about.

So they really don't need these hazmat suits at all then...

Right?

60 posted on 09/11/2014 7:38:14 PM PDT by Mad Dawgg (If you're going to deny my 1st Amendment rights then I must proceed to the 2nd one...)