Lets pray that the Ebola virus (from Africa) does not mutate like the Reston (Ebola) virus (that were first discovered in PH monkeys) that gets transmitted to human victims by (or thru the) air. Heres a December 2008 statement by WHO as quoted by Lolo Bobby M. Reyes in his Dec. 27, 2008, article: QUOTE. The Ebola virus comes in five distinct strains, three of which are associated with the high-fatality outbreaks that first appeared in the Congo in 1976. In 1989, scientists discovered what would be known as the Reston strain of the Ebola virus among monkeys imported from the Philippines and kept for research in a laboratory in Reston, VA. A handful of humans were infected in that case, but only one person showed any symptoms but he fully recovered. According to the WHO, the Ebola Reston virus can be identified only by laboratory testing, and anyone eating pork even from healthy pigs should cook the meat thoroughly. Meat from a sick animal should never be eaten. According to the FAO, the Ebola Reston virus is transmitted by air, unlike African strains of the virus which are transmitted through direct contact with bodily fluids. UNQUOTE.
Posted on: Sat, 18 Oct 2014 06:28:01 +0000