Ebola virus is a general term of viruses within the family Filoviridae, genus Ebolavirus. Cases of Ebola virus disease outbreaks have risen up to 18,000 as of December 2014 since the first outbreaks in 1976. It has been known that Ebola virus is spread through direct contact with the blood, secretions or bodily fluids of a person who is sick with or has died from Ebola. The virus in blood and body fluids can enter another person’s body through broken skin or unprotected mucous membranes in. However, it is constantly claimed that Ebola virus could gain the ability to spread through the air. Large numbers of studies have proposed that Ebola virus could become airborne. The verification for the transmission is not clear yet. Therefore, the potential for airborne transmission could be considered. This study presents the transmission route of Ebola virus known as a widely-accepted theory and the result of experiments about the potential for airborne transmission, and finally addresses the question of whether it is appropriate for it to be regarded as a acceptable hypothesis.

Keywords: Ebola virus, EVD (Ebola virus disease), Filoviridae, Transmission, Airborne