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To: Rusty0604

This article reads like an ad for PAPRs. It says things about Ebola that simply are not accurate, and deliberately fuzzes definitions.

Ebola is not transmitted through aerosols, and there are a number of reasons it doesn’t and is unlikely to. It is transmitted directly, which means through touching an infected patient, or having contaminated fluids splash up onto bare patches of skin. Although these droplets are launched into the air by various means, they are not airborne, but are a subset of direct contact.

In actual use, a PAPR would replace the face shields/head coverings/surgical masks usually worn; it would probably be about as effective.


39 posted on 10/13/2014 3:32:30 PM PDT by exDemMom (Current visual of the hole the US continues to dig itself into: http://www.usdebtclock.org/)
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To: exDemMom

Most of the article is from the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy. Word for word:

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2014/09/commentary-health-workers-need-optimal-respiratory-protection-ebola

I would think you would acknowledge their expertise. If you have better resources please share.


41 posted on 10/13/2014 4:55:11 PM PDT by Rusty0604
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