No virus is truly “airborne”. They just have varying degrees of survival on suspended water droplets.
We are lucky Ebola is still fragile outside the body but its range can begin to increase exponentially with even one initial mutation.
Ebola Reston was a strain that could be transmitted by air from room to room.
Thank God it was only harmful to some monkeys and not humans.
Hello!!! What happened in Reston, VA was airborne transmission of the Marburg Ebola virus through the air handling system.
Exactly!
We are lucky Ebola is still fragile outside the body but its range can begin to increase exponentially with even one initial mutation.
A real semantics dance.
Airborne means the virus has it's own propulsion and lift-off mechanisms so it can fly to attack another host. .
Aerosol means the virus dwells inside micro-droplets of water and mucus from sneezing, coughs, and even breathing. Even the common cold virus is aerosol as is most virus.
Ebola is not fragile outside the body. It is extremely rugged and can survive for days outside a host. It can dry out and be revitalized with moisture.
From what I’ve read the reason it isn’t considered airborne is because the virus is heavy and won’t stay suspended in the air for long.
What does airborne mean anyway? We know the virus particles are in all bodily fluids. Fluids which are expelled from the body can become airborne with a sneeze, cough, or splashing of vomit or diarrhea.