... word comes from the CDC that the virus can, in fact, be spread to others up to 3 feet away. In a new Ebola-related post that appears to be splitting hairs between airborne and droplet spread, the health agency claimed: Airborne spread happens when a germ floats through the air after a person talks, coughs, or sneezes. Germs may land in the eyes, mouth, or nose of another person. If a germ is airborne, direct contact with the infected person is NOT needed for someone else to get sick. Airborne spread diseases include: chickenpox, tuberculosis. Well, at least the CDC is starting to move the narrative Droplet spread, the agency said, happens when germs traveling inside droplets that are coughed or sneezed from a sick person enter the eyes, nose, or mouth of another person. Droplets travel short distances, less than 3 feet (1 meter) from one person to another. A person might also get infected by touching a surface or object that has germs on it and then touching their mouth or nose. Droplet spread diseases include: plague, Ebola. The online flyer went on to insist that, no, Ebola is not airborne, but it also made clear that, yes, it can certainly be spread through droplets -- the manner in which people riding close to each other on, say, a NYC subway or in a cab or Uber ride-share car, or in a bowling alley, might be exposed (Dr. Craig Spencer, the Ebola-infected physician just back from treating patients in West Africa, did all of these things).
Posted on: Tue, 28 Oct 2014 23:04:44 +0000
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