All viruses mutate, and the mutations create different characteristics in a virus. Can Ebola mutate to become an airborne transmitted disease? Yes, it could, but it’s far more difficult than it seems. Not only does it have to mutate to transmit airborne, it also has to mutate to survive outside of the host for longer than it does now.

This means we need two perfect mutations to occur at the same time. That brings the odds of it occurring down even farther. It’s quite possible when mutating for airborne transmission, it also mutates to a less lethal form.

Will Ebola become airborne? Maybe, maybe not. NO ONE knows. But you will be able to tell if it does, because there will be a sudden and dramatic spike in the number of infections. Until then…

Be Smart. Be Prepared.

Ebola News

1. Liberian victims’ families bribing retrieval teams to keep bodies
2. Most U.S. Hospitals Cannot Safely Handle Ebola Patients
3. Here’s What It Looks Like After Someone Shouts “I Have Ebola, You’re All Screwed!” On A Plane
4. CIDRAP: “We Believe There Is Scientific Evidence Ebola Has The Potential To Be Airborne”
5. WHO: Expect 10,000 New Ebola Cases per Week by December in West Africa
6. 10 Things You Should Know About Ebola
7. The best way to help your body protect itself against Ebola (or any virus or bacteria)
8. What Are YOU Doing To Prepare For Ebola?
9. Ebola: Prepare for Disruptions in Everyday Life
10. The CDC Director Just Confirmed They Have No Clue: “We Have To Rethink The Way We Address Ebola Control”
11. Shutdown: A Single Ebola Patient Has Overwhelmed The System: Dallas Hospital Forced To Close Emergency Room
12. A Genuine Opinion of the UK/US Airport Ebola Checks: Bwhahahahahaha
13. How To Survive The Ebola Virus
14. Ebola: The Year Of Living Dangerously

Prepping and General Interest

1. Disaster Preps: When the Storm Hits the Fan
2. Living On Solar: Is Ditching The Grid Realistic?
3. Thriving During Your First Year On The Homestead
4. 6 Powerful And Surprising Medicinal Uses For Mint
5. Fortifying Your Home Against Hardened Criminals
6. How And When To Apply A Tourniquet
7. Use It or Lose It: Your Guide to Effective Food Storage Strategies and Techniques
8. Update on My Hands-Only CPR Post: The AHA’s Response
9. 47 Creative Uses for Self-Aid in Your 10 Piece Kit
10. Bug Out Ammo for Foraging & Fending
11. Volcano Safety
12. Ampy
13. Lever Guns for Survival and Defense?
14. 22 Trees that Produce Sap for Syrup and How to Harvest It
15. See the Invisible with a FLIR ONE Thermal Camera
16. 28 ways to avoid being the victim of burglars
17. 3 Guidelines for Maintaining your Emergency Preparedness Kits
18. Bug Out Bag or Go Bag, or just BOB! 50+ items for your BOB!My Family Survival Plan
19. 30 Minute Rolls
20. How to Implement Self Imposed Reverse Quarantine (SIRQ) to Protect Your Family
21. How to Build a 30-Day Emergency Food Supply…Fast
22. The Ups and Downs of Finding Like Minded People To Group With
23. Thoughts from the Master Chief: Why it’s Never Too Late to Apply for your VA Benefits
24. Eliot Coleman and the Four-Season Farming Revolution
25. The Long-Lasting Survival Superfood That Fights Cancer, Diabetes And Even Depression

News

1. Car with lighted candle inside starts fire at Florida gas station | www.actionnewsjax.com
2. New Vaccines May Have Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Under Control
3. Chili Dogs, Sandwiches And More Than 150 Other Foods Recalled For Possible Listeria Contamination

Freedom Issues

Economic

1. 12 Charts That Show The Permanent Damage That Has Been Done To The U.S. Economy
2. Suddenly, We Have Problems

Science, Nature and Tech

Prepper Expos

1. Kingman Expos
2. Prepper Fest Az
3. PrepperShowsUSA | Prepper Shows and Survivalist Expos

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