http://www.newsweek.com/ebola-virus-more-contagious-delta-variant-covid-coronavirus-airborne-cdc-who-1614568 > Concerns over the threat of the Delta variant were raised after an internal document from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) revealed further details about the variant, including how it compares to Ebola. > According to the confidential CDC document published Thursday, which was obtained by The Washington Post, the Delta variant is more contagious than the virus that causes Ebola as well as viruses that cause MERS, SARS, smallpox, seasonal flu and the common cold.