One of the least talked about aspects of the Ebola crisis is that it has taken away physical interaction between people. During a tragic time, affection and physical comfort are off limits.
Love in the Time of Ebola
![It's still bright outside when people come to the Exodus nightclub on a Saturday night. They will leave early too because the curfew closes the club at 11pm. Some nightclubs open as early as 5pm, Monrovia, Liberia, Oct. 9, 2014. (Benno Muchler/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/4a1aca9a-0d7f-4bdd-a434-ae4b07ba6b0a_w1024_q10_s.png)
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It's still bright outside when people come to the Exodus nightclub on a Saturday night. They will leave early too because the curfew closes the club at 11pm. Some nightclubs open as early as 5pm, Monrovia, Liberia, Oct. 9, 2014. (Benno Muchler/VOA)
![Bangalie V. Kamara works as an assistant physician at Doctors Without Borders Elwa 3 Ebola management center and says Ebola has caused a big problem in his 15-year marriage, Monrovia, Liberia, Oct. 9, 2014. (Benno Muchler/VOA](https://gdb.voanews.com/11d0ef48-7525-49ce-ad72-c67baf2b2990_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Bangalie V. Kamara works as an assistant physician at Doctors Without Borders Elwa 3 Ebola management center and says Ebola has caused a big problem in his 15-year marriage, Monrovia, Liberia, Oct. 9, 2014. (Benno Muchler/VOA
![The Waterside Market is one of Monrovia's most important market centers, but Ebola is adversely impacting business there, Monrovria, Liberia, Oct. 9, 2014. (Benno Muchler/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/ac6be05e-5271-4bb2-a60c-bd0fdd266cd9_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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The Waterside Market is one of Monrovia's most important market centers, but Ebola is adversely impacting business there, Monrovria, Liberia, Oct. 9, 2014. (Benno Muchler/VOA)
![Business is suffering, say shopkeepers in the Waterside Market in Monrovia, Liberia, Oct. 9, 2014. (Benno Muchler/VOA)](https://gdb.voanews.com/41445a39-3ef0-4981-8619-1803611923aa_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Business is suffering, say shopkeepers in the Waterside Market in Monrovia, Liberia, Oct. 9, 2014. (Benno Muchler/VOA)