[quote=Aecetia]”The current Ebola virus’s hyper-evolution is unprecedented; there has been more human-to-human transmission in the past four months than most likely occurred in the last 500 to 1,000 years. Each new infection represents trillions of throws of the genetic dice.”
It seems as though people are always concerned about evolution in terms of mode of transmission. So far, it hasn’t been known to happen.
” We know the virus is mutating. Could it adapt in a way that makes it airborne?
It’s highly unlikely. It would be unusual for a virus to transform in a way that changes its mode of infection. Of the 23 known viruses that cause serious disease in man, none are known to have mutated in ways that changed how they infect humans. Of course, we only know about a small portion of the existing viruses.”
