SPOILER ALERT!
Here is something interesting from the book. One of those things the gubbmint would rather you not think about...
This is the Ebola Zaire virus:
The Ebola Zaire virus has a fatality rate of 90% in humans.
The Ebola Zaire virus spreads by fluid contact and is not known to be airborne.
This is the Ebola Reston virus:
The Ebola Reston virus has a fatality rate of 0% in humans.
The Ebola Reston virus is airborne.
They look identical under an electron microscope. The difference between Ebola Zaire and Ebola Reston is one protein molecule in the chain (there are seven total). Ebola Reston is likely a very simple mutation of either Ebola Sudan or Ebola Zaire.
IF Ebola Zaire were to mutate to acquire the ability to go airborne without losing lethality to humans, we're looking at the potential for a global pandemic that boggles the mind.
Sweet dreams!
