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Let's review the bidding:
1) Not a lot of research regarding the aerosol transmission of the virus, and CIDRAP is taking a "better safe than sorry" approach (e.g., N95 masks, gloves and eyepro don't cut it)
2) Not a lot of research or scientific certainty on cross species transmission, but has been observed in dogs, pigs and rodents (with some evidence of asymptomatic infection)
3) One supposedly isn't contagious until symptoms present, yet early symptoms are very similar to the flu (and we're entering flu season); a nagging cough and low grade fever can be symptoms
4) The virus can live outside a host on contaminated surfaces for varying times, depending on conditions and what research you choose to endorse
5) Transmission has been shown through experimentation to occur through contact with body fluids up to 7 weeks following patient "recovery"
6) It's a virus; they tend to mutate to adapt to changing environments rather handily
Sounds like there's still a great deal we just don't know about the virus, despite all the reassurances from the talking heads (Sheppard Smith, until you can show me a med school diploma with your name on it, shut the F up).
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