Despite all efforts, the number of Ebola cases is now over 10,000, and researchers have concluded that the virus can live on surfaces for almost two months, according to The Daily Mail.
The U.K.'s Defence Science and Technology Laboratory put the Zaire strain of Ebola on glass at low temperatures and discovered that the virus can live up to 50 days. This test was done in 2010, but the Zaire strain is one of the five that is infecting people universally, The Daily Mail reported.
The Zaire ebolavirus (Zebov), first identified in 1976, is a member of the Filoviridae family that consists of the Sudan ebolavirus, (Sebov), Tai Forest ebolavirus, Ebola-Reston (Rebov) and Bundibugyo ebolavirus (Bebov), discovered in 2008.
The CDC has fortified its guidelines since the recent rise in infections. It has repeatedly made clear that Ebola is not spread through the air, water or food, and a person infected with Ebola is only infectious when symptomatic.
Specialists at Emory University Hospital in Atlanta found that the virus is present on a patient's skin after symptoms develop, according to The Daily Mail.
The CDC has also stated that the Ebola virus survives for a few hours on dry surfaces, like doorknobs and subway car handles. The virus can live for days in moist environments, such as a puddle or within mucus.
The only known way to kill Ebola on surfaces is with bleach.
