To all worried that Ebola will mutate and become airborne

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#149738548Friday, November 14, 2014 1:57 PM GMT

While it's certainly a plausible assumption that the pathogen itself is unlikely to develop airborne capabilities soon, It would be entirely inaccurate and purely incorrect to make the assumption that the virus itself wouldn't be capable of this. The actual molecular mechanisms involved allow for various components of a cell to adapt to it's environment.

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#149738700Friday, November 14, 2014 2:04 PM GMT

My dad THINKS it's airborne, because he thinks sneezing mucus is a bodily fluid, and you spread the virus that way. What a moron. Now here comes an angry mob with torches and pitchforks chanting "RABBLE RABBLE RABBLE!" chasing me out of OT in the meantime....

puiaka

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#149812765Saturday, November 15, 2014 6:18 PM GMT

Silly op! You've been playing a lot of Plague Inc, haven't ya? What the hell is Plague Inc?

Thelolalt

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#188592453Wednesday, May 04, 2016 11:22 PM GMT

Crap op you jinxed it It spreads through air now Reach for Juggernog tonight!

puiaka

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#188629088Thursday, May 05, 2016 7:37 PM GMT

why did you bump this this post was made almost 2 years ago

Dunes0412

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#188629272Thursday, May 05, 2016 7:40 PM GMT

Dont worry I wasnt worried

DapperNarwhal

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#188629364Thursday, May 05, 2016 7:42 PM GMT

I know this is old but... An airborne strain of Ebola exists, and it wasn't airborne when it first became its own strain. No offense, but I don't think you had a good grasp of how it works, at least not at the time of making this post. RESTV is an airborne strain of EBOV, and its first major airborne outbreak was in the late 1980s-early 1990s. It wasn't always airborne though.

puiaka

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#188629454Thursday, May 05, 2016 7:43 PM GMT

Yeah i probably overlooked it