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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCan Ebola live in the cold?
Can it live somewhere like Antarctica?
If not, would mankind be ok if we all moved to the north pole?
Makes sense, right?
NightWatcher
(39,343 posts)zappaman
(20,606 posts)Cold messed it up and they ended up depositing it in the north pole.
Just thinking out of the box!
Kelvin Mace
(17,469 posts)Pack all of mankind into a smaller environmentally delicate area that would require massive expenditures of energy to live in and place us much closer together so airborne viruses such as influenza could spread?
You are kidding, right?
Avalux
(35,015 posts)SURVIVAL OUTSIDE HOST: The virus can survive in liquid or dried material for a number of days (23). Infectivity is found to be stable at room temperature or at 4°C for several days, and indefinitely stable at -70°C (6, 20). Infectivity can be preserved by lyophilisation.
http://www.msdsonline.com/resources/msds-resources/free-safety-data-sheet-index/ebola-virus.aspx
louis-t
(23,295 posts)Oh, wrong movie.
LisaL
(44,973 posts)CBGLuthier
(12,723 posts)zappaman
(20,606 posts)ebola can live everywhere going to the north pole will not save us
Warpy
(111,277 posts)Sunlight and exposure to air both kill it.
Johonny
(20,854 posts)or do we not want to open that can of worms debate?
morningfog
(18,115 posts)Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)I think it would be quite a long way for bats to fly....
zappaman
(20,606 posts)So I was thinking if we just skedaddle to the north pole and huddle up, we will be a-ok!
auntsue
(277 posts)but of you take any well traveled humans with you ...............
Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)You bring the Baileys
Yo_Mama
(8,303 posts)You can expect the virus to remain alive longer on contaminated surfaces during colder times/ AC. If it's inside an air-conditioned hospital not exposed to light say on a door or elevator button, it could potentially remain viable as a small surface deposit for days instead of hours.
In deep cold, I rather think Ebolavirus might remain viable for years in certain conditions.