I heard that Ebola is airborne and in water. I'm confused, I swear it is not possible to be airborne unless it evolved.
From the links in earlier posts it's not 'airborne' in the traditional sense like the flu is. However there are many peer reviewed journal articles saying it is present both in saliva and blood - blood being present in your saliva later on in the infection. Granted from the oxford study i read its less prevalent in saliva it still is present in dangerous amounts. The article specifically says there is evidence of this type of transmission occurring in the lab. The strain used in the study is close enough to the current outbreak the conclusions should be pretty damn close.
Anyone who then says getting coughed on so it gets in your eyes, nose, mouth, or breaks in your skin yet poses NO risk is either ignorant or lying. Saliva and other bodily fluid does not magically get sterilized when you sneeze. Yes it's less dangerous than licking infected blood but that's just changing the subject.
Incidentally, under optimal conditions, ebola can survive hours in a completely dried state and up to several days if wet. Stores of the virus can remain in your bodily fluids for some time after infection, the longest I've read is it can remain in semen for over three months after all symptoms dissipate.