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To: nomad

I’ve been all over this for eight weeks, and, as best as I can tell from the data, the answer is “no”.

Ebola can, of course, be transmitted by respiratory droplets (coughing or sneezing), but, as you no doubt know, that’s not what “airborne” means.


6 posted on 10/26/2014 5:20:36 PM PDT by Jim Noble (When strong, avoid them. Attack their weaknesses. Emerge to their surprise.)
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To: Jim Noble

That is exactly what airborne means.

airborne,
adj carried through the air. In health care settings, viruses or bacteria may become airborne, e.g., when someone sneezes or coughs - Mosby’s Dental Dictionary, 2nd edition. © 2008 Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.

airborne /air·borne/ (ar´born) suspended in, transported by, or spread by air - Dorland’s Medical Dictionary for Health Consumers. © 2007 by Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc. All rights reserved.


21 posted on 10/26/2014 5:30:33 PM PDT by GilesB
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