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Ebola Transmission Through Cough Possible, But Not Likely: Experts
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Ebola Transmission Through Cough Possible, But Not Likely: Experts
Thu, 2015-02-19 19:45 — mike kraftHEALTHDAY NEWS by Dennis Thompson Feb. 19, 2015
The cough of very sick Ebola patients could be as dangerous as their vomit or diarrhea to those around them, a new report suggests.
However, the same experts also cautioned that this does not mean that the deadly virus could spread quickly through the air, as illnesses like measles or flu do.
The report "shouldn't be something that alarms the public into believing that Ebola could become airborne in the way that measles is," said Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior associate at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Center for Health Security.
"This paper doesn't say that," said Adalja, who was not involved in the study.
Transmission of Ebola Viruses: What We Know and What We Do Not Know
MBIO AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MICROBIOLOGY Feb. 19, 2015
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