JimBowie1958
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Who here believes that Ebola can be contracted by breathing in air?
There is no conclusive evidence but it is strongly suggestive and will require more study. Meanwhile why not take precautions?
Ebola Mode of Transmission: (Canadian site) In the laboratory, infection through small-particle aerosols has been demonstrated in primates, and airborne spread among humans is strongly suspected, although it has not yet been conclusively demonstrated.
Ebola virus - Pathogen Safety Data Sheets
Ebola spread to these monkeys through the air, so why cant it also happen to people too?
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Airborne and droplet transmission both technically travel through the air to infect others; the difference lies in the size of the infective particles. Smaller droplets persist in the air longer and are able to travel farther- these droplets are truly airborne. Larger droplets can neither travel as far nor persist for very long. Fomites are inanimate objects that can transmit disease if they are contaminated with infectious agents. In this study, a monkeys cage could have been contaminated when workers were cleaning a nearby pig cage. If the monkey touched the contaminated cage surface and then its mouth or eyes, it could have been infected. Author Dr. Gary Kobinger suspects that the virus is transmitted through droplets, not fomites, because evidence of infection in the lungs of the monkeys indicated that the virus was inhaled.
From Pigs to Monkeys, Ebola Goes Airborne | HealthMap
Such as? You still have not told us how you are protecting your family.
Why should I tell you?
What should we do, as a nation, by way of precautions?
lol, if you cant figure that one out, essplaining it to you would do no good. Besides, you never answer my questions so go fuck yourself.
And......the virus is NOT airborne. Precautions in that direction would be retarded.
There are indications that it may have mutated into a form capable of air borne transmission, and you certainly do not have the knowledge or or information sources to say with any legitimacy that it has not.
I trust the Canadian health systems verdict more than some jack ass like you shooting his mouth off on a message board, Twinky.