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by giarc 4277 days ago
A private room is indeed able to prevent the spread of Ebola.

From the CDC website.

Yes – any U.S. hospital that is following CDC's infection control recommendations and can isolate a patient in a private room‎ is capable of safely managing a patient with EVD. CDC recommends that U.S. hospitals isolate the patient in a private room and implement standard, contact, and droplet precautions.

Source: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/hcp/patient-management-us-hospi...