Read this passage and answer the questions that follow: Ebola, 2014 The Ebola outbreak of 2014 was the most devastating since the virus was first described in 1976. Not only were more people affected, but the geographic boundaries of the outbreak were enormous. The virus attacked people in four African countries by July of that year—Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria. Ebola is known and feared for its morbidity figures—about 60 percent of all who contract the infection will die. The current virus, Zaire ebolavirus, is even deadlier, with a kill rate of 80 to 90 percent.... Show more Read this passage and answer the questions that follow: Ebola, 2014 The Ebola outbreak of 2014 was the most devastating since the virus was first described in 1976. Not only were more people affected, but the geographic boundaries of the outbreak were enormous. The virus attacked people in four African countries by July of that year—Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria. Ebola is known and feared for its morbidity figures—about 60 percent of all who contract the infection will die. The current virus, Zaire ebolavirus, is even deadlier, with a kill rate of 80 to 90 percent. Other viruses are as harmful, but none work more quickly. The only good thing about Ebola is that it is fairly difficult to catch. It does not spread through the air, but it may spread via bodily fluids, whether directly (touching a wound) or indirectly (handling bedding or bandages). Early symptoms include fever, headache, and vomiting. This progresses rapidly in most cases to external and internal bleeding. Ebola seems to knock out the human immune system quite quickly, and people who do not survive die from multiple organ failure, usually within six days to two weeks of showing initial symptoms. Although there is reasonable fear that Ebola may spread across continents, it has rarely done so. Modern transportation makes pandemics more and more likely, but Ebola spreads only once a person shows symptoms. Someone that visibly sick would not be allowed on an airplane. Nevertheless, someone who is infected but as yet asymptomatic may fly. Once symptoms begin, people need to recognize quickly that the patient has been in a country with Ebola. The patient may then quickly be quarantined in an isolation unit at a hospital, protecting the general public from infection. Show less
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Ebola, 2014 The Ebola outbreak of 2014 was the most devastating since the virus was first described in 1976. Not only were more people affected, but the geographic boundaries of the outbreak were enormous. The virus attacked people in four African countries by July of that year—Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria. Ebola is known and feared for its morbidity figures—about 60 percent of all who contract the infection will die. The current virus, Zaire ebolavirus, is even deadlier, with a kill rate of 80 to 90 percent. Other viruses are as harmful, but none work more quickly. The only good thing about Ebola is that it is fairly difficult to catch. It does not spread through the air, but it may spread via bodily fluids, whether directly (touching a wound) or indirectly (handling bedding or bandages). Early symptoms include fever, headache, and vomiting. This progresses rapidly in most cases to external and internal bleeding. Ebola seems to knock out the human immune system quite quickly, and people who do not survive die from multiple organ failure, usually within six days to two weeks of showing initial symptoms. Although there is reasonable fear that Ebola may spread across continents, it has rarely done so. Modern transportation makes pandemics more and more likely, but Ebola spreads only once a person shows symptoms. Someone that visibly sick would not be allowed on an airplane. Nevertheless, someone who is infected but as yet asymptomatic may fly. Once symptoms begin, people need to recognize quickly that the patient has been in a country with Ebola. The patient may then quickly be quarantined in an isolation unit at a hospital, protecting the general public from infection.
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