The Hot Zone:
The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
Has anyone thought about using ozone to kill the virus? I have used it to sanitize fruit storage rooms. 18 to 24 hours of injecting ozone gas into the room kills everything. After taking samples, nothing could be incubated.
The Hot Zone:
The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus
Several types of fluid droplets are possible, and any may be ejected by cough, sneeze, or gastrointestinal effort.
Depending on the progress of EBOLA disease development within a person, it does seem probable that some EBOLA viri may be transported via such droplets.
The life of droplets varies, depending upon the atmospheric conditions of whatever indoor/outdoor space the event occurs, and that includes variations depending upon available light, humidity, pressure, and temperature.
Droplets are more vulnerable to dry air, light, and heat. On the other hand, moist air, despite light and warmer temperatures, argue in favor of a bit longer lifespan for the droplets.
In addition, the velocity of ejection matters. A strong sneeze can force droplets to travel 6 ft (still air); and, larger droplets may travel further. Of course, wind direction matters.
Some small droplets may float for some time, if the atmosphere is cool and wet.
So ... YES - EBOLA can be transported by droplet from one being to another being.
Will the EBOLA virus float by itself? It is NOT likely to be ejected by itself.
Imagine for the moment, your blowing bubbles. Typically, to blow bubbles, you would use bubble-soap -— something that increases the duration of flight of the bubbles.
There’s a chance that some droplets ejected from a victim of EBOLA, could have greater endurance, but for the most part, a droplet ejected, is much more vulnerable ... and likely to leave any EBOLA virus isolated - ie exposed to the elements as mentioned.
Here is the tricky part: There seems to be a lot of variation in the information online, about how long the EBOLA virus can endure “in the open.” Clorox bleach is said to be a certain killer of EBOLA within 10 minutes. Sunlight and dry air take a bit longer.
A droplet, in droplet experimentation, can last 6 hours -— but that, again, is in experiments designed to see how long a droplet can be made to endure, and that does not include “as a vehicle transporting a pathogen.”
This cold and flu season, anybody NOT wearing a mask when coughing and sneezing, will be terribly selfish.
DISCLAIMER: ALL OF THE ABOVE IS MY BEST GUESS REGARDING DROPLET TRANSMISSION OF A PATHOGEN BASED UPON INFORMATION IN THE NEWS AND ONLINE. (A number of sources, I read thru / scanned and cannot cite!)
I’M NOT WORRIED ABOUT EBOLA BECOMING AIRBORNE WITHOUT ITS NEED FOR A DROPLET AS A VEHICLE.
Great book; HORRIBLE,HORRIBLE movie.
Its OK. Obola said it will never be in the United States.
