[exDemMom]

Well, it seems to me that if you are correct and THERE IS NO CHANCE ThAT IT IS AN AIRBORNE ILLNESS OR THAT IT HAS MUTATED TO ONE OR THAT IT CAN BE TRANSMITTED VIA AEROSOL TRANSMISSSION..as you claim..then you should have NO PROBLEM GOING INTO DUNCAN’S ROOM BEING CLOSER THAN 3 feet IN HIS DYING DAYS.

You are extremely rude.

Ebola is not airborne. That does NOT mean it is not contagious within the contact zone--within three feet of an infected patient.

Can you at least make an attempt to read what I said, instead of going into hysterics over the fact that Ebola is NOT airborne?

And can you please explain why it upsets you so much that I say exactly what all of the scientists and physicians who work with Ebola say about it--that Ebola is contracted through prolonged close contact, not through aerosols? I am utterly dumbfounded that anyone can be upset over the fact that Ebola is only contagious by close contact, I am really trying to understand this.

Look at the graphic. I will reciprocate your kind words and suggest that YOU hang around in the orange zone without PPE. Meanwhile, I will remain safely in the white zone, watching.

[RummyChick]

Because I feel you are an idiot to claim that there is no way that Ebola can be spread via aerosol transmission.

Even top scientists say it is possible.

http://www.washingtonsblog.com/2014/10/top-ebola-expert-strain-much-worse-ever-weve-seen.html

Too much is unknown.

You should go get a job at the CDC. You will fit right in with their incompetence.

[RummyChick]

btw, go tell these people that respirators shouldn’t be used because there is no chance of aerosol transmission

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2014/09/commentary-health-workers-need-optimal-respiratory-protection-ebola