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Biotech / Medical : Ebola Outbreak 2014 - News, Updates and Related Investments

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From: Rocket Red	8/10/2014 9:13:00 AM
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MODE OF TRANSMISSION: In an outbreak, it is hypothesized that the first patient becomes infected as a result of contact with an infected animal ( 15). Person-to-person transmission occurs via close personal contact with an infected individual or their body fluids during the late stages of infection or after death ( 1, 2, 15, 27). Nosocomial infections can occur through contact with infected body fluids due to the reuse of unsterilized syringes, needles, or other medical equipment contaminated with these fluids ( 1, 2). Humans may be infected by handling sick or dead non-human primates and are also at risk when handling the bodies of deceased humans in preparation for funerals, suggesting possible transmission through aerosol droplets ( 2, 6, 28). In the laboratory, infection through small-particle aerosols has been demonstrated in primates, and airborne spread among humans is strongly suspected, although it has not yet been conclusively demonstrated ( 1, 6, 13). The importance of this route of transmission is not clear. Poor hygienic conditions can aid the spread of the virus ( 6). phac-aspc.gc.ca

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