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Originally Posted by FlameOn
Like lots of others have pointed out before me, a disease changing it's infection vector like that is very unlikely.
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I also believe it is very unlikely, but I read a while ago (before this recent outbreak), that although rare, Ebola would be a candidate for adapting to being airborne. The Ebola virus can persist in the environment for quite some time without a host and those tend to the be viruses that can produce airborne strains. As opposed to a virus like HIV that dies usually within hours of being exposed to air, Ebola can last several weeks without a host.