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by estro 2566 days ago
What do you mean by “easily”? Do you mean it’s not airborne?
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It's not airborne. From the article:

> The germ is hardy, capable of remaining active in water for a month, in meat and blood at room temperature for several months and for six years in cold, dark conditions. It’s resistant to temperature extremes, and can survive a day in vinegar-strength acids.

Ebola's only active for several days at room temperature. https://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/transmission/index.html

That's close to anthrax levels of nasty. Sometimes cattle in California and Nevada come down with anthrax even though the disease hasn't been endemic for 100 years.
I didn't say it was, I was asking GP to define what he meant by "easily".
And is most commonly transmitted via blood and vomit - two things common with Ebola patients but are more easily controlled for when the illness is known.