I might not have written the HIV and Ebola comparison with clarity! My basic thoughts was that there was in beginning of HIV an attempt to focus on transmission of the virus as opposed to the host of other behavioral component of any viral spread. HIV initially resulted in all sorts of behaviors (masks, not touch,etc) that ultimately have no bearing on transmission, it was not related solely to the virus in and of itself.
The same is occurring here. Ebola. Perceived powerlessness in any context often result in fear – its human!
There are a host of variables (hygiene capability, education,living conditions as it relates to proximity with one another. At this point that has been proven to be solid information. If we look at the airplane deal (an environment that is tightly packed, recirculating air, increased contact with things like cups between one another, seat material that is sat on by thousands per aircraft, common sinks etc). Thus far none of those variables – which might increase validity in a cough , the virus ability to remain on surfaces,survive, and reinfect another person. None of the airplane folks have contrasted anything.
Once education and understanding , that was valid, and was disseminated transmission declined because the included proven variables as it relates transmission. I was referring to conditions and behaviors that increase ones capacity to have some control over becoming infected (protected sex etc) and thus far in this situation the living standards are so different between western countries and third world nations it is a reasonable conclusion that what the majority of experts are explain that in reality it is difficult to transmit without the host of other variables mentioned above.
The other notion being referred to was , as a result of not knowing , were, when time bore it out, had no impact of transmittable (?) did I just make up a word!
It really is identical to any illness. Diabetes more exerciser, cancer family genetics, smoking lung cancer etc. So that is a basic entity in any illness – a complex intersection of differing variables.
It may turn out that there are even more commonalities than known at this time:
by Dr. Paul Biennial of the Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center at New York's Rockefeller University
"It's remarkable to see two such different viruses share a common budding mechanism," Biennial said in a statement.
The viruses that cause AIDS and Ebola, two deadly, contagious and highly feared diseases, spread through the body using the same mechanism,
HIV and Ebola use a protein called Tsg101 to bud from the cells they infect. Both viruses hijack cells, inject their genetic material, and turn the cells into little virus factories. New copies of the virus "bud" from the cells in one of the steps of this process, before going in search of new cells to infect. As both HIV and Ebola bud, Tsg101 attaches to the virus and helps it to emerge from the cell, the researchers reported.
http://www.rense.com/general17/aidsandebola.htm
In the context of HIV, we see the identical dynamics in play:
S Africa is number 1 as far as HIV goes Nigeria next India next All third world nations.
US came in at 9 out of ten.
Ebola has been known about 48 years (first 1976). With that long history with no known cough, sneezed dynamics in close to 5 decades, IMO, it seems like more is known about transmission than the media has played this event out!
http://www.buzzfeed.com/jimdalrympl...ompares-to-other-recent-big-epidemics#1ftma86
At the end of the day, it might in fact, end up being that there might be more similarity, as it relates to role of sex in Ebola:
…..semen and breast milk, contain the virus. Men who have recovered from the disease can still transmit the virus through their semen for up to 7 weeks after recovery from illness
HTTP://wholegrain/medicament/fact sheets/fs103/en/
This is good news !
CBS News ‏@CBSNews 50s51 seconds ago
JUST IN: Dallas Sheriff's Deputy tests negative for Ebola
Although the deputy was in the space wherein a fatal case resided for days, breathing the air, but did not come in direct contact with the occupants, or touch any towels etc, he is clear.Seems like that supports what a lot of folks working in the feild are saying, at this time, as i relates to air contact etc, just imo
