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To: abclily
I agree. I've seen far too many people get hung up on the "technical" meaning of "airborne" which, I gather, means that some germs can linger in the air for a very long time, and sort of drift around as a contagious fog. Ebola doesn't seem to do that, therefore, it is not airborne.

But, for my money, coughing and sneezing propels virus particles pretty well, and I consider Ebola to be very likely airborne. But, hey, I'm not using my medical vocabulary properly, so it's all good. [/s]

22 posted on 10/13/2014 6:24:53 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy ("Now is not the time for fear. That comes later.")
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To: ClearCase_guy

From Pigs to Monkeys, Ebola Goes Airborne (Nov 2012!)

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3188602/posts

http://healthmap.org/site/diseasedaily/article/pigs-monkeys-ebola-goes-airborne-112112

“The piglets were then placed in a room with four cynomolgus macaques, a species of monkey commonly used in laboratories. The animals were separated by wire cages to prevent direct contact between the species. Within a few days, the inoculated piglets showed clinical signs of infection indicative of Ebola infection.

In pigs, Ebola generally causes respiratory illness and increased temperature. Nine days after infection, all piglets appeared to have recovered from the disease. Within eight days of exposure, two of the four monkeys showed signs of Ebola infection. Four days later, the remaining two monkeys were sick too. “


29 posted on 10/13/2014 6:39:01 AM PDT by Innovative ("Winning isn't everything, it's the only thing." -- Vince Lombardi)
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