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I vaguely remember reading recently that that had actually never happened to any virus that wasn't airborne transmitted to begin with.
by ZanyProgrammer 12y ago
I vaguely remember reading recently that that had actually never happened to any virus that wasn't airborne transmitted to begin with.
- callahad 12y agoWell, there is this: "While all Ebola virus species have displayed the ability to be spread through airborne particles (aerosols) under research conditions, this type of spread has not been documented among humans in a real-world setting, such as a hospital or household." Cite: http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/Fact_Sheets/Ebola_Fact_Booklet.pdf http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/spb/mnpages/dispages/Fact_She... I could've sworn that Ebola-Reston was airborne-transmissible in real-world settings (albeit amongst non-human primates and swine), but I can't find a cite for that; I could just be misremembering things from Richard Preston's The Hot Zone.
- etimberg 12y agoEbola has been theorized to be airborne by scientists at the National Microbiology laboratory in Winnipeg. Cite from 2012: http://www.nature.com/srep/2012/121115/srep00811/full/srep00811.html http://www.nature.com/srep/2012/121115/srep00811/full/srep00...
- davesque 12y agoTheorized but not conclusively shown, as the "Discussion" section in that study indicates. Transmission may have occurred due to large droplets or fomites contacting the mucosal membranes of the monkeys.
- ZanyProgrammer 12y agoI thought there was quite a bit of controversy with regards to whether Reston was airborne.