Websites like the one that wrote this article are adding to the fear and perpetuating panic. Heres what he ACTUALLY said: The Ebola virus becoming airborne is a possible but unlikely outcome in the current epidemic. The outbreak involves Ebola Zaire, a strain that is passed through bodily fluids, not the air, but some experts have expressed fear about viral mutations due to the unprecedented — and rising — number of Ebola cases. The rate of change is slower than most viruses, and most viruses dont change how they spread. That is not to say its impossible that it could change [to become airborne]. That would be the worst-case scenario and there is almost no precedent for a human virus mutating to become transmissible in a different way. - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Tom Frieden said Tuesday.
Posted on: Mon, 13 Oct 2014 04:59:33 +0000
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