With all due respect Dr Paul (who is an eye doctor, not a virologist) is confusing infectious with contagious. Although usually used interchangeably, there are specialized connotations both 'infectious' and 'contagious' that are not always respected in popular use.
The very fact that it's family, friends and caregivers that are most affected only reinforces what I said, that you have to work at contacting Ebola. You need intimate contact, not casual contact. Additionally, requiring two full months to double speaks volumes about how hard it is to contract, not how easily.
Disease | Vector | R[SUB]0[/SUB]
(Contagiousness) |
---|
Measles | Airborne | 12-18 |
Pertussis | Airborne droplet | 12–17 |
Diphtheria | Saliva | 6–7 |
Smallpox | Airborne droplet | 5–7 |
Polio | Fecal-oral route | 5–7 |
Rubella | Airborne droplet | 5–7 |
Mumps | Airborne droplet | 4–7 |
HIV/AIDS | Sexual contact | 2–5 |
SARS | Airborne droplet | 2–5 |
Influenza
(1918 pandemic strain) | Airborne droplet | 2–3 |
Ebola
(2014 Ebola outbreak) | Bodily fluids | 1-2 |
Botulism | Not contagious | 0 |