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Re: Ebola CAN'T be spread via airborne transmission, regardless of what a pseudoscience rag claims.

Posted by RIPTA42HopeTunnel on Wed Oct 29 11:16:05 2014, in response to Re: Ebola CAN'T be spread via airborne transmission, regardless of what a pseudoscience rag claims., posted by Nilet on Wed Oct 29 09:18:21 2014. fiogf49gjkf0d That PDF is not linked from anywhere I can find on the CDC website, it contradicts everything else the CDC is saying, and it's written, well, oddly— using simplified childish language. I'm not sure why you're arguing with me since I'm agreeing with you. If you paid attention to the URL, you'll note it's on the CDC website. It summarizes information from the transmission studies you linked to, although that page hypothesizes that airborne transmission is possible but unconfirmed ("In outbreak investigations, some EVD patients have not reported contact with another EVD patient, leading to speculation regarding transmission via aerosolized virus particles...transmission via droplets or fomites were also not ruled out." "Airborne transmission of EVD among humans has never been demonstrated in investigations that have described human-to-human transmission although hypothetical concerns about airborne transmission of EVD have been raised."). The same information in html form is on the CDC's Ebola Transmission page, and the actual PDF can be found from the CDC website by clicking the big purple "Ebola Update" graphic; then "Factsheets" under "Communication Resources" on the right side of the page, about halfway down; then "What’s the difference between infections spread through the air or by droplets?[PDF - 1 page]," the third bullet. That PDF notwithstanding, there's no evidence that ebola is spread through coughs or sneezes. That's what the PDF (and other CDC information) says - unless someone coughs or sneezes directly into an unprotected mucous membrane, there's no risk of spread through coughs or sneezes.

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• Re: Ebola CAN'T be spread via airborne transmission, regardless of what a pseudoscience rag claims. - Terrapin Station - Wed Oct 29 21:21:04 2014
  • Re: Ebola CAN'T be spread via airborne transmission, regardless of what a pseudoscience rag claims. - Nilet - Thu Oct 30 13:28:36 2014
    • Re: Ebola CAN'T be spread via airborne transmission, regardless of what a pseudoscience rag claims. - GP38/R42 Chris - Thu Oct 30 13:53:39 2014
      • Re: Ebola CAN be spread via airborne transmission - Olog-hai - Thu Oct 30 14:19:49 2014
        • Re: Ebola CAN'T be spread via airborne transmission, regardless of what a pseudoscience rag claims. - Nilet - Thu Oct 30 20:23:05 2014
      • Re: Ebola CAN'T be spread via airborne transmission, regardless of what a pseudoscience rag claims. - Nilet - Thu Oct 30 20:23:03 2014
        • Re: Ebola CAN'T be spread via airborne transmission, regardless of what a pseudoscience rag claims. - gp38/r42 chris - Thu Oct 30 21:42:55 2014
          • Re: Ebola CAN'T be spread via airborne transmission, regardless of what a pseudoscience rag claims. - Nilet - Thu Oct 30 23:08:10 2014
            • Re: Ebola CAN'T be spread via airborne transmission, regardless of what a pseudoscience rag claims. - gp38/r42 chris - Fri Oct 31 04:40:18 2014
              • Re: Ebola CAN'T be spread via airborne transmission, regardless of what a pseudoscience rag claims. - Nilet - Fri Oct 31 08:25:35 2014

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