CDC Now Says Ebola Droplets Can Spread Six Feet, Not Three

CDC ^ | 10/31/14

[Enlightened1]

HOW GERMS SPREAD

What’s the difference between infections spread through the air or by droplets?

AIRBORNE SPREAD

Airborne spread happens when germs float through the air after a person talks, coughs, or sneezes. Those germs can be inhaled even after the original person is no longer nearby. Direct contact with the infectious person is NOT needed for someone else to get sick. Germs like chicken pox and TB are spread through the air.

DROPLET SPREAD

Droplet spread happens when droplets that are coughed or sneezed from a sick person splash the eyes, nose, or mouth of another person, or cause environmental contamination, like a soiled bathroom surface or handrails, from which another person can pick up the infectious material.A person might also get infected by touching a surface or object that has germs on it and then touching their eyes, mouth or nose. Droplets generally travel shorter distances, less than about 6 feet from a source patient. Germs like plague, meningitis, and Ebola can be spread through large droplets.

[PGalt]

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[Paladin2]

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[Steely Tom]

Two nurses got it “when they shouldn’t have.”

Yes but they weren't "following the protocol."

Of course, that protocol has changed several times since then, but you're a racist if you bring that up.

[PA Engineer]

Where are they studying this transmitability at such that they are changing their BS line on a daily basis now?

The CDC is now 100% political and has lost all focus on their primary tasks. I think they are under a great deal of pressure and did not necessarily pull the number from some remote area of the large intestine. I think they copied the MSF facility setbacks which happen to be 6 feet.

Kind of ironic. The MSF has now been questioning wether the 6 foot distances are adequate.

[babygene]

“Sounds like a hearty Ah…Ah…Ah…Ah…CHOOOOO will distribute ebola virus very effectively.”

When I was younger and funnier, when I sneezed I found that I could instead of having it come out Ah..Ah..Ah, Chooo, I could have it come out Ah..Ah..Ah..a$hit.

It would be funny to try Ah..Ah..Ah..Abolia. You’d have people running in all dirrections,

[PA Engineer]

It’s sure a good thing that we also have the FDA for good, sound, uncorrupted advice on what to put in our bodies too.

You think the FDA is bad now. Wait till you read this. The full WSJ article is posted at the Pandemic Flu Information Forum. Scroll down the page for the article. Be careful to hold your head from the potential explosion or neck damage from shaking. Yeah. This is our FDA.

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[babygene]

“up to 5 days on some surfaces in cold weather.”

I’ve read that the reason we catch more colds in the winter is not because we are more susceptible, it’s because #1 A virus survives longer outside of the body, and #2, warm air or particles from our bodies remain aloft longer because the surrounding air is denser and heavier.

[Veto!]

Ah..Ah..Ah..Abolia. You’d have people running in all directions,

LOL. I can think of many places where this might come in handy, like the voting lines in a demon rat precinct.

[Jim Noble]

Although they say it's NOT airborne, because it floats in the air after the infected person walks away. LOL! Oh and of course they do not give you a specified time period. Really???

"Airborne" has a specific, technical meaning in infectious disease epidemiology. That definition has not changed in 60 years. By that definition, Ebola is clearly not "airborne".

[Jim Noble]

But.....but.....but....the CDC said it WASN”T AIRBORNE!!!!

And, it's not.

[Ann Archy]

No....and it’s SNOT!

[babygene]

“And, it’s not.”

You might be right Jim, as per the definition of “airborne”, however it’s misleading for the average Joe or Jane. The fact is it seems you can contract it through the air by droplets without touching the person.

That’s a really big deal. How far and to what extent are unknown. It’s going to depend on the temperature and relative humidity. It’s not going to be the same as Africa.

[Enlightened1]

If that is the case..., then you should be able to EASILY site your independent medical dictionary that verifies it.

I sited the Webster Dictionary. Here is the link in case you missed it.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airborne

[firebrand]

I was just about to point that out, and the fact that the two different definitions—popular and medical—are responsible for the confusion.

I’m glad they have tried to clear this up.

I’ve been posting on Facebook about this. Maybe many others are aware of it too and have been spreading this fact.

[Enlightened1]

If that is the case..., then you should be able to EASILY site your independent medical dictionary that verifies it.

I sited the Webster Dictionary. Here is the link in case you missed it.

http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/airborne

[Karl Spooner]

Not much we can do about it if that is their God.

[NonValueAdded]

Don’t most sneezes go less than 1 inch ... into your hand? And then that concentrated moist mass onto the next thing that gets touched? Just asking ...

[Carry_Okie]

Thx, but that still doesn't explain the provenance of the data, how they were collected and precisely what they represent.

The reason for my interest is that my wife is a nurse.

[Paladin2]

There was a recent paper re 0bola. The data may come from there.

Could be the UN WHO.

Could be CDC.

I had read the statistics of 95% incubation by day 21; 98% incubation by day 42; 2% unknown.

You'd have do do (maybe only slightly) deeper web-searching.

[Carry_Okie]

I had read the statistics of 95% incubation by day 21; 98% incubation by day 42; 2% unknown

Thanks, not terribly comforting, is it?