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Re: Doctor being tested for Ebola in NYC
Mentioning that ebola is not an airborne virus, transmission requires contact with bodily fluids/secretions, the risk of transmission when one is not symptomatic is remote, etc., does not mean that one is seeking to "protect" the White House. Those details are based on what's currently known about the virus. A useful source:
WHO | Ebola virus disease
I've mentioned that the initial CDC communications were suboptimal and that the Dallas experience highlighted some gaps that needed to be addressed. Those things aside, the U.S. remains in a very strong position to avoid an ebola epidemic.
Finally, a mutation that leads to airborne transmission of ebola is extremely unlikely. Two links that were shared with me:
From Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:
Don't Expect Ebola to Go Airborne
From Microbiology & Immunology Professor Vincent Racaniello of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University:
What we are not afraid to say about Ebola virus
Those with even the slightest left lean would do well to spend less time posturing to protect the federal executive branch and more time being sensitive to the great majority of their fellow Americans' legitimate concerns.
Mentioning that ebola is not an airborne virus, transmission requires contact with bodily fluids/secretions, the risk of transmission when one is not symptomatic is remote, etc., does not mean that one is seeking to "protect" the White House. Those details are based on what's currently known about the virus. A useful source:
WHO | Ebola virus disease
I've mentioned that the initial CDC communications were suboptimal and that the Dallas experience highlighted some gaps that needed to be addressed. Those things aside, the U.S. remains in a very strong position to avoid an ebola epidemic.
Finally, a mutation that leads to airborne transmission of ebola is extremely unlikely. Two links that were shared with me:
From Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases:
Don't Expect Ebola to Go Airborne
From Microbiology & Immunology Professor Vincent Racaniello of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University:
What we are not afraid to say about Ebola virus