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Originally Posted by DJ Urbanovsky
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Interesting link. One thing I would like to question the researchers is, they say that the infected pigs were separated from the macaques only by a "wire fence." That spread of the virus "One possibility is that the monkeys became infected by inhaling large aerosol droplets produced from the respiratory tracts of the pigs."
What about the waste (urine/feces)?
How was that waste disposed of from the pens/cages?
Did they just lay down some newspapers and change those or was there some type of "run off channel" coming from the enclosure?
We all know that animals in cages/pens have to have those pens/cages cleaned out periodically. But could not the monkeys somehow become infected through that route? Either playing in (we all know how much monkeys LOVE poop), somehow having it run over to their cage/pen, somehow getting mixed into their food/water after the infected waste has dried and dust particles travel through the air?
As we all have been saying to people, the way to keep from getting infected with Ebola, is DON'T play in an infected persons ick or poop.
Just like the number one rule in EMS states .... "If it's wet, sticky and NOT yours, don't touch it."
Now if, and I say IF while wearing my tin foil hat .... if Ebola has indeed become aerosoled, would that not show some sort of weaponization of the virus? If that be the case, TR's "Be Prepared" threads will be re-read with even more due diligence.
I will say I did recently have a discussion (re. argument) with a young lady who stated that the virus had indeed become airborne.
I asked her for her proof/links, to which she provided the link of the airline passenger who flew between the two African nations, who both have the outbreak within their boarders. This was her proof that the virus had become "Airborne."
I informed her about the different ways in which a virus is transmitted (Flu: Airborne pathogen v. Ebola: Bloodborn pathogen), to which she stated she was correct and that I didn't know what I was talking about.
I just rolled my eyes and told her to say it was all Bush's fault and call me a racist and go away. That her level of stupidity was starting to infect
me.
