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Renew Deal

(81,855 posts) Wed Oct 15, 2014, 05:06 PM Oct 2014

Can Ebola survive in the sewer and water systems?

If an Ebola patient uses the toilet, can Ebola survive in the water?

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Can Ebola survive in the sewer and water systems? (Original Post) Renew Deal Oct 2014 OP

quarantine all toilets! Warren Stupidity Oct 2014 #1

Can it jump out of the toilet and get the next person who sits down? NightWatcher Oct 2014 #2

LOL snagglepuss Oct 2014 #7

Here's a post from DK. valerief Oct 2014 #3

i would think sewers yes, but water systems? unblock Oct 2014 #4

Agree, since the water is returned at almost potable levels (still wouldn't drink it). Rex Oct 2014 #5

In San Antonio our sewers leak or sure smell like it LeftInTX Oct 2014 #6

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)

1. quarantine all toilets!

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 05:07 PM

Oct 2014

NightWatcher

(39,343 posts)

2. Can it jump out of the toilet and get the next person who sits down?

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 05:08 PM

Oct 2014

Can it swim through the sewers and come up into my toilet and get me?

snagglepuss

(12,704 posts)

7. LOL

Reply to NightWatcher (Reply #2)

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 06:16 PM

Oct 2014

Oh lordy I needed that laugh.

valerief

(53,235 posts)

3. Here's a post from DK.

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 05:11 PM

Oct 2014

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/09/1335065/-Plague-Rats-and-Expats-Ebola-s-Silent-Spread-in-American-Wildlife

Ebola, as of now, can't live long (how long is not long?) in pure water, but it's not known what'll happen if it gets to the rats first.

unblock

(52,194 posts)

4. i would think sewers yes, but water systems?

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 05:12 PM

Oct 2014

i would think any reasonable treatment process would kill ebola.

Rex

(65,616 posts)

5. Agree, since the water is returned at almost potable levels (still wouldn't drink it).

Reply to unblock (Reply #4)

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 05:13 PM

Oct 2014

Sewer treatment plants would destroy it in the process.

LeftInTX

(25,225 posts)

6. In San Antonio our sewers leak or sure smell like it

Reply to Renew Deal (Original post)

Wed Oct 15, 2014, 05:37 PM

Oct 2014

The manholes run through a local park and I can smell them big time.

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