How Ebola Spreads
Ebola virus disease (EVD) is caused by viruses in the genus Ebolavirus (orthobolaviruses) and spreads in two main ways: from animals to humans and from person to person.
1. From animals to humans (spillover)
Ebola is believed to originate in African fruit bats, which are thought to be the natural reservoir. The virus can also infect other wildlife such as non-human primates, porcupines, and forest antelopes AOL+1.
Humans become infected through close contact with the blood, secretions, organs, or other bodily fluids of infected animals, or with contaminated animal products (e.g., bushmeat) AOL+1. This is called a spillover event.
2. From person to person
Once the virus enters the human population, it spreads through direct contact with the blood, saliva, sweat, urine, feces, vomit, breast milk, or semen of a person who is sick or has died from Ebola
Funny how it'a always cropping up in the same places involving the same people.
Liberals are like a "Slinky". Totally useless, but somehow ya can't help but smile when you see one tumble down a flight of stairs!
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