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Ebola may be made airborne locally as some body fluids may be aerosolized during rapid expulsion of air from the lungs.
by 2RTZZSro 8y ago
Ebola may be made airborne locally as some body fluids may be aerosolized during rapid expulsion of air from the lungs.
- radicaldreamer 8y agoYep, this is sneezing. Ebola is scary because it is one of the most contagious diseases. But in any complex system, it's very hard to predict who will contract the disease and who won't. You can see similar scenarios play out after Chernobyl, where some people who were very close to the reactor which blew up where seemingly unaffected and lived long lives, while others who were relatively far away passed from radiation exposure or the subsequent cancers.
- searine 8y ago> Ebola is scary because it is one of the most contagious diseases. Ebola isn't particularly contagious. It has a R0 of ~2. Measles for example is 10.
- lyricaljoke 8y agoWell sure, but that's a seriously high bar you're comparing it with. Measles is regarded as one of the most contagious diseases on earth, no?
- Fjolsvith 8y agoExactly, and how fatal is Measles?
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- forapurpose 8y ago> Ebola may be made airborne locally as some body fluids may be aerosolized during rapid expulsion of air from the lungs. Really? The CDC disagrees: The virus spreads through direct contact (such as through broken skin or mucous membranes in the eyes, nose, or mouth) with ... Who are you? What evidence do you have?
- 2RTZZSro 8y agohttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17112746 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17112746