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To: WhyisaTexasgirlinPA
Isn't that how a cold or a stomach virus is transmitted?

Bronchial influenza infections transmit more easily with sneezes and "stomach" viruses are often influenza as well. Other stomach viruses spread from contact. The influenza viruses can aerosolize, IOW the viruses survive floating through the air. Ebola does not aerosolize but will survive within droplets.

Would vomit not have a spray or splash as well, sending the virus into the air?

The Ebola virus can be in the patient's saliva. Vomit also, but bloody vomit would have the most virus. Patrick Sawyer vomited blood flying into Nigeria and infected and killed the woman sitting next to him. Some flight attendants died too after clean it up with no protection or knowledge that it was Ebola. But 46 other people on that flight survived.

The bottom line that infection through the air at a distance is possible but droplets or direct contact is much more likely.

36 posted on 10/12/2014 9:24:32 AM PDT by palmer (This comment is not approved or cleared by FDA)
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To: palmer

A droplet might contain 3.2 million virions. Perhaps 1/1000 of those are likely to be infectious. Only takes 3-10 virions, though, to become infected.

Maybe a blood cell bursts and 300 become airborne for several minutes to hours, within a 10ft proximity.

PPE might protect from more millions of infected cells, but it only takes one to transmit the disease, which isn’t measurable for another 2-22 days.


45 posted on 10/12/2014 10:23:36 AM PDT by Cvengr (Adversity in life and death is inevitable. Thru faith in Christ, stress is optional.)
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To: palmer
So even if it isn't transmitted as easily as a cold or stomach virus, it is still able to be transmitted if a person who is infected coughs near you or coughs into their hand and touches something and you touch it right after.
47 posted on 10/12/2014 10:44:17 AM PDT by WhyisaTexasgirlinPA (Tactical Firearms,Katy Tx: "the two enemies of guns, rust and politicians")
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