Ebola mediums

[Mark Van Alstine]

In article <jtmurrayD8FFrx.54x at netcom.com>, jtmurray at netcom.com (john
murray) wrote:

>         Pardon me for sounding dumb here, I am not a professional at 
> this, but am interested (and my knowledge is limited to Hot Zone and the 
> various readings on the net)/
> 
>         In Hot Zone didn't they have a case where an infected  monkey 
> transmitted ebola to another monkey who was physically seperated by air 
> space in a containment room (at USAMRIID).  If I remember correctly, it 
> is possible that it was from them throwing food or feces at each other, 
> but given lack of evidence, it would appear that there is at least some 
> proof that ebola could be airborn (If I remember correctly, they were 
> using mebenga (I know the spelling is definately not correct).
> 

John,

The possibility that the virus was transmitted from throwing food, fecas,
and such is vry likely. However, if I remember correctly, monkeys that
were located in physically seperated areas of the complex were infected
(and died) as well. This would tend to support the theory that the virus
was airborn transmitted as well through the ventilation system of the
complex. 

Mark