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Scientists warn Ebola transmission may be airborne; urge full respirators for frontline health workers

Tuesday, September 23, 2014 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer
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(NaturalNews) With so many questions still remaining as to how folks like Dr. Rick Sacra, who never even treated Ebola patients, somehow managed to contract the supposedly non-airborne disease, the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) has issued new guidelines recommending that all front-line health workers be outfitted with full respirators, a recommendation which suggests that Ebola could very well have gone airborne.

In a recent commentary, Drs. Lisa M. Brosseau, Sc.D., and Rachael Jones, Ph.D., make the case for respirators, not just face masks, as necessary equipment in the fight against Ebola. Recommending the precautionary approach in such a serious matter, the duo says that, just because it hasn't been confirmed that Ebola can transfer through the air doesn't mean that it shouldn't be treated as such, especially when people's lives are on the line.

The fact of the matter is that Ebola has never been proven not to transmit through the air, which is reason enough to assume that it does for the safety of workers on the ground. The two doctors explain that, scientifically speaking, Ebola currently has "unclear modes of transmission," meaning nobody truly knows all the ways that infections can emerge.

"We believe there is scientific and epidemiologic evidence that Ebola virus has the potential to be transmitted via infectious aerosol particles both near and at a distance from infected patients, which means that healthcare workers should be wearing respirators, not facemasks," they wrote, citing an earlier paper Dr. Brosseau published in the American Journal of Infection Control.

1989 monkey incident suggests Ebola can turn airborne
Delving back 25 years into the scientific literature, it was already believed that Ebola had the potential to mutate into an airborne strain after quarantined monkeys spread the disease throughout an entire containment facility. Even though the infected monkeys had no direct contact with the other monkeys, the disease ravaged the entire place, resulting in it having to be "cooked" after all the monkeys were destroyed.

Since that time, the establishment has remained in denial about the airborne spread of Ebola, insisting that it can only transfer through virus-laden fluids, droplets and direct contact. There is no scientific basis for this, of course, but rather an unsubstantiated assumption that somehow became politically correct "fact."

Fluids themselves can take many forms, including micro-droplets that aren't necessarily seen but that can carry disease. Even if Ebola can't transmit through the air, there is still the possibility that it can transfer through vapor and other micronized forms of fluid that are capable of being passed without direct bodily contact.

"Virus-laden bodily fluids may be aerosolized and inhaled while a person is in proximity to an infectious person and... a wide range of particle sizes can be inhaled and deposited throughout the respiratory tract," explaied Drs. Brosseau and Jones.

Most aerosol transmission science is grossly outdated
Much of what today's health authorities rely on as scientific evidence of how aerosol transfer works is extremely outdated, some having been published as far back as the 1940s. Since that time, our understanding of bacterial and viral transfer through aerosols has changed, revealing that the types of aerosols emitted from the respiratory tract vary widely in size, and many are small enough to be directly inhaled.

"We are now persuaded by a review of experimental and epidemiologic data that [aerosol transmissibility] might be an important feature of disease transmission, particularly in healthcare settings," conclude the two doctors.

You can read their full report here:
CIDRAP.UMN.edu.

Learn all these details and more at the FREE online Pandemic Preparedness course at www.BioDefense.com

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http://www.cidrap.umn.edu

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	Scientists warn Ebola transmission may be airborne; urge full respirators for frontline health workers Tuesday, September 23, 2014 by: Ethan A. Huff, staff writer Tags: Ebola, airborne transmission, respirators Most Viewed Articles Today \| Week \| Month \| Year U.S. government openly admits vaccines are seriously harming children: see the email Over-medicated, immunosuppressed Americans likely to suffer high fatality rate if Ebola sweeps across USA Over 46 million Americans now on food stamps as nation descends into poverty CDC warns universities to prepare for Ebola pandemic Vitamin C for taming tension, burning fat, and much more Heavy metal toxicity symptoms explained: are you poisoned? Ebola death camps unveiled in Liberia; disease victims to be rounded up and removed from their own homes by force Healthy diet at midlife lowers risk of dementia by 90% Woman with MS embraced holistic medicine, is now a healthy triathlete Black market for water now thriving in California as ultra-rich pay huge premiums for covert water deliveries Brain-boosting herbs for better memory Night owls at increased risk for dark personality traits, illness and depression Pea protein is one of the best all-round protein supplements Vitamin D hailed in the fight against heart disease, Alzheimer's disease and diabetes Scientists warn Ebola transmission may be airborne; urge full respirators for frontline health workers Did you realize the United States government owns the patent on Ebola? New study that claims to debunk the bra-breast cancer link ironically confirms it It's all scripted! Ebola outbreak and impossibly rapid vaccine response clearly scripted; U.S. govt. patented Ebola in 2010 and now owns all victims' blood Popular on Facebook 97K Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 now clearly a government cover-up: All evidence contradicts official story 80K White House admits staging fake vaccination operation to gather DNA from the public 57K EXCLUSIVE: Natural News tests flu vaccine for heavy metals, finds 25,000 times higher mercury level than EPA limit for water 54K Irrefutable proof we are all being sprayed with poison: 571 tons of toxic lead 'chemtrailed' into America's skies every year 53K Truvia sweetener a powerful pesticide; scientists shocked as fruit flies die in less than a week from eating GMO-derived erythritol 53K Russia taking McDonald's to court, threatens countrywide shutdown 51K Why does the CDC own a patent on Ebola 'invention?' 48K Senator who attacked Doctor Oz over dietary supplements received over $146,000 in campaign contributions from Big Pharma mega-retailer and Monsanto 47K Global warming data FAKED by government to fit climate change fictions 46K Oregon man serving prison sentence for collecting rainwater on his own property 46K HOAX confirmed: Michelle Obama 'GMOs for children' campaign a parody of modern agricultural politics 44K U.S. treating meat with ammonia, bleach and antibiotics to kill the '24-hour sickness' 44K Ebola outbreak may already be uncontrollable; Monsanto invests in Ebola treatment drug company as pandemic spreads 44K Ben & Jerry's switches to non-GMO, Fair Trade ice cream ingredients 41K Diet soda, aspartame linked to premature deaths in women 38K Elliot Rodger, like nearly all young killers, was taking psychiatric drugs (Xanax) 37K Right to farm being stripped from Americans: Michigan to criminalize small family farms with chickens, goats, honey bees and more 37K BREAKING: CDC whistleblower confesses to MMR vaccine research fraud in historic public statement 249 Delicious 7 (NaturalNews) With so many questions still remaining as to how folks like Dr. Rick Sacra, who never even treated Ebola patients, somehow managed to contract the supposedly non-airborne disease, the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy (CIDRAP) has issued new guidelines recommending that all front-line health workers be outfitted with full respirators, a recommendation which suggests that Ebola could very well have gone airborne. In a recent commentary, Drs. Lisa M. Brosseau, Sc.D., and Rachael Jones, Ph.D., make the case for respirators, not just face masks, as necessary equipment in the fight against Ebola. Recommending the precautionary approach in such a serious matter, the duo says that, just because it hasn't been confirmed that Ebola can transfer through the air doesn't mean that it shouldn't be treated as such, especially when people's lives are on the line. The fact of the matter is that Ebola has never been proven not to transmit through the air, which is reason enough to assume that it does for the safety of workers on the ground. The two doctors explain that, scientifically speaking, Ebola currently has "unclear modes of transmission," meaning nobody truly knows all the ways that infections can emerge. "We believe there is scientific and epidemiologic evidence that Ebola virus has the potential to be transmitted via infectious aerosol particles both near and at a distance from infected patients, which means that healthcare workers should be wearing respirators, not facemasks," they wrote, citing an earlier paper Dr. Brosseau published in the American Journal of Infection Control. 1989 monkey incident suggests Ebola can turn airborne Delving back 25 years into the scientific literature, it was already believed that Ebola had the potential to mutate into an airborne strain after quarantined monkeys spread the disease throughout an entire containment facility. Even though the infected monkeys had no direct contact with the other monkeys, the disease ravaged the entire place, resulting in it having to be "cooked" after all the monkeys were destroyed. Since that time, the establishment has remained in denial about the airborne spread of Ebola, insisting that it can only transfer through virus-laden fluids, droplets and direct contact. There is no scientific basis for this, of course, but rather an unsubstantiated assumption that somehow became politically correct "fact." Fluids themselves can take many forms, including micro-droplets that aren't necessarily seen but that can carry disease. Even if Ebola can't transmit through the air, there is still the possibility that it can transfer through vapor and other micronized forms of fluid that are capable of being passed without direct bodily contact. "Virus-laden bodily fluids may be aerosolized and inhaled while a person is in proximity to an infectious person and... a wide range of particle sizes can be inhaled and deposited throughout the respiratory tract," explaied Drs. Brosseau and Jones. Most aerosol transmission science is grossly outdated Much of what today's health authorities rely on as scientific evidence of how aerosol transfer works is extremely outdated, some having been published as far back as the 1940s. Since that time, our understanding of bacterial and viral transfer through aerosols has changed, revealing that the types of aerosols emitted from the respiratory tract vary widely in size, and many are small enough to be directly inhaled. "We are now persuaded by a review of experimental and epidemiologic data that [aerosol transmissibility] might be an important feature of disease transmission, particularly in healthcare settings," conclude the two doctors. You can read their full report here: CIDRAP.UMN.edu. Learn all these details and more at the FREE online Pandemic Preparedness course at www.BioDefense.com Sources: http://theextinctionprotocol.wordpress.com http://www.cidrap.umn.edu http://www.cdc.gov [PDF] http://www.dailymail.co.uk Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/046986_Ebola_airborne_transmission_respirators.html#ixzz3EA9kumcO

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	It is not airborne, but it can droplet transmit (That amounts to the equivalent of airborne if you are in the same room) so it makes sense to wear respirators. The researchers who did the original Reston research have just re-run the experiments with more rigor than they did originally. NOT AIRBORNE and that is recently confirmed. Having said all that if pigs get it they aerololise it with sneezes, but no airborne H2H.
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	My turn. Techno's absolutely right
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