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In reply to the discussion: Ebola outbreak: Liberia shuts most border points [View all]Divernan
(15,480 posts)20. What about the possibility of a new vector, i.e, mosquito?
Wish I could call up my old professor and ask about this. As you know, but other DUers may not, In epidemiology, a vector is any agent (person, animal or microorganism) that carries and transmits an infectious pathogen into another living organism. Right now ebola is considered basically person-to-person, but some research shows pigs to be carriers (cross-species to monkeys). There won't be pigs around the medical care personnel of course, but I'm wondering about mosquitos as well. Any thoughts?
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One problelm: locals associate hospitals with dying, so don't take people there.
Divernan
Jul 2014
#3
I just edited my post to add info re a lot more medical personnel being treated/died
Divernan
Jul 2014
#19
In that you have to understand that the staff and facilities are not what we are used to here
Marrah_G
Jul 2014
#29
Ebola is a virus, and as such hard to adapt to mutiple creatures, as needed with a vector.
happyslug
Jul 2014
#42
Monclonal antibodies taken from survivors could provide vaccinations for strain variants.
DhhD
Jul 2014
#10