Ebola mediums

[Rosetty]

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>Subject: Re: Ebola mediums
>Date: Thu, 11 May 1995 06:18:52 GMT
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>As far as I uderstand, Ebola has three known strains: named
>Zaire, Sudan, and Reston.  They are named for where they were
>discovered.  Zaire and Sudan are NOT airborne.  The Reston strain
>is _similar_ to Zaire, but is airborne and DOES NOT infect
>humans, only monkeys were affected at the import quarentine in
>Reston.
>
>As far as Outbreak goes, it was FICTION and not Ebola anyway.
>
>All I can say is God help us if Ebola or Marburg or any of the
>other nasties finds out how to go airborne.
>
>-Lighty
>
>Jason Velick <javelick at students.wisc.edu> muttered:
>
>>Yes, we have all heard that Ebola can definatly be spread with
>>dirty syringes, and of course sexual contact.  In The Hot Zone, and
>>the Outbreak, Ebola was found to be transmitted also through the air.
>>Ok, so why did Ted Koppel fail to mention this possiblity even once?
>>Once and for all, can it be spread via the air?
>
Ted Koppel would NEVER mention that such a thing was airborne!!!! Can you
imagine the panic?  REally......the government would be crazy to let something
like that out on the airwaves...better the rumors!



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