Ebola transmission (I am confused). I am wondering if the CDC (Centers for Disease Control) wording is correct or misleading. Hopefully I am making the mistake. I have worked in the health, environmental health, WatSan (Water and Sanitation) for quite some time. I cannot understand one of the statements in this recent CDC communication , the CDC says You cant get Ebola through water , and then the CDC says You can only get Ebola through: Touching the blood or body fluids of a person who is sick with or has died from Ebola - https://facebook/CDC/photos/a.184668026025.127093.76625396025/10152529436391026/?type=1&theater But body fluids contain water - see this wikipedia reference: Body fluid, bodily fluids, or biofluids are liquids originating from inside the bodies of living people. They include fluids that are excreted or secreted from the body as well as body water that normally is not. The dominating content of body fluids is body water. Approximately 60-65% of body water is contained within the cells (in intracellular fluid) with the other 35-40% of body water contained outside the cells (in extracellular fluid). This fluid component outside of the cells includes the fluid between the cells (interstitial fluid), lymph and blood. There are approximately 6 to 10 liters of lymph in the body, compared to 3.5 to 5 liters of blood. - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_fluid Routes of Infection: What are the routes of infection for Ebola (e.g. dermal contact, oral/ingestion, nasal/inhalation, optical/aerosol-dust, otic/aerosol-dust etc)? CDC says : When an infection does occur in humans, the virus can be spread in several ways to others. Ebola is spread through direct contact (through broken skin or mucous membranes in, for example, the eyes, nose, or mouth) with blood or body fluids (including but not limited to urine, saliva, sweat, feces, vomit, breast milk, and semen) of a person who is sick with Ebola objects (like needles and syringes) that have been contaminated with the virus infected animals Ebola is not spread through the air or by water, or in general, by food. However, in Africa, Ebola may be spread as a result of handling bushmeat (wild animals hunted for food) and contact with infected bats. There is no evidence that mosquitos or other insects can transmit Ebola virus. Only mammals (for example, humans, bats, monkeys, and apes) have shown the ability to become infected with and spread Ebola virus. cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/transmission/ med.uottawa.ca/sim/data/Infection_spread_e.htm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_(medicine) cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/transmission/ med.uottawa.ca/sim/data/Infection_spread_e.htm en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transmission_(medicine)
Posted on: Thu, 09 Oct 2014 04:30:04 +0000
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