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You can help us out by revising, improving and updatingĪfter you claim a section you’ll have 24 hours to send in a draft. He later became infected himself and was unsure if he would survive without treatment. Preston tells the story of Humarr Khan, a physician who helped to find a treatment for the virus in West Africa. Unfortunately, they all passed away from the virus. After becoming infected himself, he passed it onto his family. Emile OuamounoĮmile Ouamouno was a young child who was the first person who contracted the Ebola virus. In 1994, Preston wrote a book called 'The Hot Zone: The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola virus,' which was also about the Ebola outbreak.

In doing so, Preston was informed by extensive research and knowledge about infectious diseases. In this book, Preston writes about the Ebola virus outbreak, detailing the devastating impact it had. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own. Only when people were willing to isolate their loved ones and trust the medical community did the outbreak subside.These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. The outbreak took a massive toll on the nations of Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia. Thus, the disease is difficult to contain. The Ebola virus exploits our compassionate human nature and the desire to care for the ones we love.

Yale Key Note: Ebola Breakout from the Hot Zone BOOK SUMMARY The Ebola outbreak that took place in West Africa in 2014 was the result of an incredibly efficient and contagious disease that can infect humans through just one particle. 10) Much like 1976, the 2014 virus subsided when people began to change their behavior. 9) Though many died, some people defied the odds and survived. 8) When key personnel became sick, debates about an experimental vaccine heated up. 7)Ěs things worsened, medical staff fell ill, and fear increased. 6) The unique characteristics of the Makona Triangle led to many challenges in controlling the outbreak. 5)Ěs the virus emerged, the Kenema Government Hospital tried desperately to contain the crisis. 4)Ğbola is a highly contagious and deadly virus that emerged again in 2014, in West Africa’s Makona Triangle. 3)Ěfter a virologist visited the village, researchers at the Center for Disease Control in Atlanta, Georgia named the mysterious disease. 2) The Ebola virus first emerged in Zaire, Africa in 1976. 1) Who the unlikely first victim of the Ebola outbreak was ?Ģ) Which experimental drug saved the lives of health workers in the crisis zone ?Ģ) How the outbreaks in 19 required the same solution ? KEY POINTS 1) Learn what happened on the ground during the 2014 outbreak.

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