Ebola virus is found in a variety of bodily fluids, such as breast milk, saliva, stool, blood, and semen, rendering it highly contagious due to ease of contact. Although a few transmission methods are known, there is a possibility that many other methods are unknown and must be further researched. Here are some potential routes of transmission: * Droplets: Droplet transmission occurs when contact is made with virus-containing droplets. * Fomites: Occurs when an individual comes in contact with a pathogen-containing surface. * Bodily fluids: The most common way of transmitting the Ebola virus in humans is through contact with infected bodily fluids. Those infected by EVD generally gain immunity, although it is considered possible that such immunity is only temporary. On 31 October 2019, it was reported that an EVD survivor who had been assisting at a treatment center in Beni had been reinfected with EVD and died; such an incident was unprecedented.
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