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How does a virus become airborne? What would be required for Ebola to mutate so it becomes airborne? I know that the Reston strain is airborne but not pathogenic to humans. Thus what is the possibility of the Zaire strain becoming airborne?

by /u/phrresehelp in /r/askscience

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