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)
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