I have read some articles about it, yes, and I'm pleased with the progress being made worldwide in regard to it. I'm not scared for myself, but I am afraid for my fiance, who travels a lot by air for his business. I'm a hospital nurse who works nightly with many patients who have pneumonia, HIV, hepatitis, TB, various serious infections, and cancer. I can't afford to be afraid of anything my patients have, or I could never do my job.

It's my understanding that it is spread by "droplets," such as when an infected person sneezes. You'd have to be within so many feet of the person coughing or sneezing to be in danger of breathing in the droplets, because they're heavy enough to not travel that many feet from the infected person. It's important to be diligent about washing your hands, and if you are really, really concerned, if you think you might be in danger of being exposed, you can always wear a mask.

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