BREAKING: Ebola Has Now Gone Airborne The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recently announce that Texas nurse Nina Pham, who contracted Ebola when treating patient Thomas Eric Duncan, was in fact wearing protective gear and following protocol. Some suspect that this indicates a mutation of the virus that has caused it to become airborne, given that an exchange of bodily fluids would have been protected by proper protective gear. While working with Duncan at the Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital, Pham wore a gown, gloves, mask, and shield. Although scientists have warned of the possibility of Ebola going airborne, others have been doubtful. Still, health workers have been unsuccessful in containing the spread of the virus. In fact, more than 4,000 infected individuals have died from the virus in West Africa. We knew a second case could be a reality, and weve been preparing for this possibility, claimed Dr. David Lakey, commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services. We are broadening our team in Dallas and working with extreme diligence to prevent further spread. According to recent reports, the hospital will be monitoring 50 individuals who had contact with Duncan after he began exhibiting symptoms. However, some worry that Duncan was infected before he traveled to the United States from Liberia, and that he made the trip in an effort to receive treatment. That would be that anyone who had contact with him from the moment he entered the airport would also be exposed. The incubation period for this deadly disease is between two and three weeks, meaning that if Duncan did in fact travel while infected, we could see an outbreak of individuals in the next few days. 