Ebola hits Dallas -- it's official

[Sidelle]

EBOLA TRANSMISSION INFO: http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/transmission/qas.html

Unlike respiratory illnesses like measles or chickenpox, which can be transmitted by virus particles that remain suspended in the air after an infected person coughs or sneezes, Ebola is transmitted by direct contact with body fluids of a person who has symptoms of Ebola disease. Although coughing and sneezing are not common symptoms of Ebola, if a symptomatic patient with Ebola coughs or sneezes on someone, and saliva or mucus come into contact with that person’s eyes, nose or mouth, these fluids may transmit the disease.

AND THIS... http://naturalon.com/ebola-transmiss...air-confirmed/

Back in 2012, the BBC printed an article titled “Growing concerns over ‘in the air’ transmission of Ebola”. This article states that scientists in Canada have discovered that the most deadly form of the Ebola virus could be transmitted through the air between species. In their experiments, they showed that this virus could be transmitted from pigs to monkeys without any direct contact. For this experiment, they put infected pigs in pens with monkeys in separate pens, but nearby. After only 8 days, some of the monkeys were showing symptoms of the Ebola virus.

Even worse, something you won’t hear on the mainstream news is that Ebola is a very strong survivor and can live outside a living host. According to the Public Health Agency of Canada, this virus can live in liquid or on dry material for several days. It can survive in temperature at about 4 centigrade (about 39 degrees) for several days. This mean Ebola can survive for a few days on things such as door handles, or other household surfaces. So if an infected Ebola patient should touch common objects, such as door knobs, handles, or car seats, another innocent victim could very easily become infected himself from touching those same objects and then putting his hands in his eyes, mouth, or nose.

HIV TRANSMISSION INFO: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/basics/transmission.html

HIV does not survive long outside the human body (such as on surfaces), and it cannot reproduce. It is not spread by:

Air or water.
Insects, including mosquitoes or ticks.
Saliva, tears, or sweat. There is no documented case of HIV being transmitted by spitting.
Casual contact like shaking hands or sharing dishes.
Closed-mouth or “social” kissing
Toilet seats.

TL;DR...

So, you cannot become infected with HIV via someone who has it coughing or sneezing on you, but with Ebola it's possible.

While I don't think we should all be panicking over Ebola just yet, we'd be stupid not to educate ourselves about it so we truly understand the facts and the possible implications of not taking precautions.

Some experts are saying around 1.5 million people might become infected by January 2015. That's a scary thought so I really hope they get it under control soon.