Limited airborne transmission of Ebola is ‘very likely,’ new study says

Teh Washington Post ^ | Feb 19, 2015 | Lenny Bernstein

[Smokin' Joe]

A team of prominent researchers suggested Thursday that limited airborne transmission of the Ebola virus is "very likely," a hypothesis that could reignite the debate that started last fall after one of the scientists offered the same opinion.

"It is very likely that at least some degree of Ebola virus transmission currently occurs via infectious aerosols generated from the gastrointestinal tract, the respiratory tract, or medical procedures, although this has been difficult to definitively demonstrate or rule out, since those exposed to infectious aerosols also are most likely to be in close proximity to, and in direct contact with, an infected case," the scientists wrote.

Their peer-reviewed study was published in...

[BenLurkin]

Send it to Indonesia

[Cowboy Bob]

Ebola? That’s yesterday’s news.

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

Do we now focus our attention on this story in the newsflash merry-go-round? Anybody else notice the story shuffle routine? I guess the Ferguson suit story didn’t quite “take” the way the admin wanted it to.

[Smokin' Joe]

Ping…

A link to this thread has been posted in the Ebola Surveillance Thread

Thanks, Thud, for the heads up!

[SWAMPSNIPER]

DUH!

[Smokin' Joe]

The outbreak hasn't ended, only the reporting in the US (which was what the Ebola Czar was for).

WHO Current report has 23,253 infected, 9380 dead so far, with new cases being reported still.

[Smokin' Joe]

Yeah, well, we told 'em. As I have said from the start, we know how much exposure is needed to catch the disease, but we don't know how little exposure is needed.

[Smokin' Joe]

Ferguson backfired. People found out what happened, and few had sympathy for people who loot and destroy the property of people who had nothing to do with the alleged grievance supposedly being righted by looting and destroying.

This disease is still spreading, still happening. Just because the short attention span news cycle stopped mentioning it doesn't mean the outbreak went away (just the reporting).

[buridan]

“very likely that at least some degree of Ebola virus transmission currently occurs via infectious aerosols generated from the gastrointestinal tract”

by breaking wind?

[Jane Long]

via infectious aerosols generated from the gastrointestinal tract

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Yikes! That can’t be good.

[I want the USA back]

Duh. I came to that conclusion last year.

[Smokin' Joe]

Generally, profuse, very violent diarrhea is one of the later symptoms.

[Georgia Girl 2]

Oh gee like most of us hadn’t already figured it out. :-)

[Covenantor]

Thanks for the heads up.

Now what was the name of the FReepers that tried to bulldoze us about the three foot droplet zone?

[Paradox]

Actually, I believe we are all already dead, because so many Freepers told me it would be the end of the world with this disease by now. </sarc>

[Smokin' Joe]

Actually, I believe we are all already dead, because so many Freepers told me it would be the end of the world with this disease by now.

Patience, patience. Wait for it. (I'd hate to think I had been so bad as to have to spend eternity with Obama in the White Hut.)

[HereInTheHeartland]

“This disease is still spreading, still happening. “

Where?
There is no evidence of it here. It was a very “non event” here in the US after all the hysteria.

[Smokin' Joe]

Look at Africa, check out the WHO link I posted. I didn’t say in the USA.

[null and void]

If a quarantine saves just one child's life, it's worth it.

Bring out your dead! The Dark Man cometh! Bring out your dead! The Dark Man cometh! Bring out your......

(Since all records of obama's past were lost in a tragic boating accident and fire, no one can be certain that the guy in the red circle isn't him...)

Post to me or FReep mail to be on/off the Bring Out Your Dead ping list.

The purpose of the “Bring Out Your Dead” ping list (formerly the “Ebola” ping list) is very early warning of emerging pandemics, as such it has a high false positive rate.

So far the false positive rate is 100%.

At some point we may well have a high mortality pandemic, and likely as not the “Bring Out Your Dead” threads will miss the beginning entirely.

*sigh* Such is life, and death...