Its mode of transmission remains basically unchanged. Speculation that Ebola virus disease might mutate into a form that could easily spread among humans through the air is just that: speculation ...

That means it's theoretically possible to catch Ebola from sex, but that's probably not a common transmission route, Schaffner said. "Of all the modes of transmission, that's going to be the last ...

But in Ebola's case, the mode of transmission probably helps keep its R0 low. Ebola isn't spread through the air, like the measles or flu. It requires close contact with some bodily fluid, ...

A team of prominent researchers suggested Thursday that limited airborne transmission of the Ebola virus is "very likely," a hypothesis that could reignite the debate that started last fall after ...

Only a small number of mutations are required to alter the host and mode of transmission, he says. The death toll from the current Ebola outbreak continues to rise. More than 2,200 deaths have been ...

The Ebola virus is transmitted among humans through close and direct physical contact with infected bodily fluids, the most infectious being blood, faeces and vomit.

Suggestions the Ebola virus could "mutate" into a form that is transmissible by the respiratory route are speculative, and the likelihood of it happening are low. Nonetheless, ...

After two years and more than 2,500 deaths, Guinea is now Ebola-free. Now comes the hard part: staying that way. After the announcement on Tuesday, Guinea entered a 90-day period of heightened ...

A Virologist at the Ghana Veterinary Service, Dr. Joseph Adongo-Awuni has cautioned the public to place equal emphasis on the animal to human mode of transmitting the Ebola virus.

The idea of the Ebola virus becoming airborne is not far-fetched and its ability to enter cells that line the trachea and lungs has been shown under controlled laboratory conditions, a Purdue ...

Its mode of transmission remains basically unchanged. Speculation that Ebola virus disease might mutate into a form that could easily spread among humans through the air is just that: speculation ...