Forget Ebola-what about the flu?

[Paul Repacholi]

In article <maga-160295162711 at 130.60.120.10> maga at vetbio.unizh.ch (Giovanni Maga) writes:

> In article <3htmid$p4s at ixnews2.ix.netcom.com>, squan at ix.netcom.com (Steve
> Quan) wrote:
> 
> > But, the little I've read implies that Ebola is not airborne(except for 
> > the type that took out the monkeys -and only the monkeys- in The Hot 
> > Zone).  So, as horrible and deadly as it is, doesn't that make it more 
> > difficult to "catch?"

Is not *KNOWN* to be airborne... Plus, in a small number of known
outbreaks, there are now several strains, and at least 3 species. So
either; 1) we are just seeing the tip of the filovirus iceburg, or
2) it is extremly variable when it crosses into primates. Therefore
it would seem prudent to work on the assumption that it IS airborne.
Ditto several other 'new' viri.

> Don't worry, next year we'll have the right anti-flu vaccine again.

Ah, but will we have the right flu? ;-)

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