Loading ...There is some dispute about what constitutes “Airborne” regarding the Ebola virus! From the MSDS Online site here:
we find the following quote:
“INFECTIOUS DOSE: 1 – 10 aerosolized organisms are sufficient to cause infection in humans (21).”
All it takes is a sneeze….
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“Humans may be infected by handling sick or dead non-human primates and are also at risk when handling the bodies of deceased humans in preparation for funerals, suggesting possible transmission through aerosol droplets (2, 6, 28). In the laboratory, infection through small-particle aerosols has been demonstrated in primates, and airborne spread among humans is strongly suspected, although it has not yet been conclusively demonstrated (1, 6, 13).”