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Ebola Web Research

1.) http://www.webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/ebola-fever-virus-infection
1a.) How do you get Ebola?
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1b.) Name 5 symptoms of Ebola.
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2.) http://www.who.int/csr/disease/ebola/en/
Look down and click on Ebola facts sheet.
2a.) What is the average EVD case fatality rate?
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2b.) Where did the first EVD outbreaks occur?
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3.) http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/history/summaries.html
2014: Ebola Outbreak in West Africa
3a.) What is the CDC?
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3b.) What is their job in this case?
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4.) http://www.healthline.com/health/ebola-hemorrhagic-fever - Overview1
4a.) Click on types. How many are there and where are most of them found?
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4b.) Click on prevention. What can you do to prevent getting the disease?
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5.) http://ebola.emedtv.com/ebola/ebola-treatment.html
5a.) Is there a proven vaccine for Ebola?
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5b.) Name 3 supportive treatment measures.
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6.) http://www.directrelief.org/emergency/2014-west-africa-ebola-outbreak/?gclid=CIeNKPUhMECFUs1aQodjywAvA
6a.) How many emergency shipments have they had?
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6b.) What was the cost?
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7.) http://www.cnn.com/2014/04/11/health/ebola-fast-facts/
7a.) When did the first human outbreaks occur?
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7b.) How long is Ebolas incubation period?
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8.) http://www.livescience.com/21954-ebola-virus-outbreak-information.html
8a.) How many people were killed in the outbreak in West Africa?
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8b.) Has there ever been an outbreak in the U.S.?

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9.) http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/ebola-virus-outbreak/where-did-ebola-come-likely-oneperson-gene-study-finds-n191161
9a.) What animal do they suspect passed it to humans?
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9b.) How many victims have been health care workers?
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10.) http://www.news-medical.net/health/Marburg-Virus.aspx
10a.) Does Marburg look different than other types of Ebola?
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10b.) Scroll down to early outbreaks. What happened from 1998 to 2000?
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11.) http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2014/07/31/world/africa/ebola-virus-outbreak-qa.html
11a.) Describe how Ebola arrived and spread at the Dallas hospital.
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11b.) How many people have been infected in the U.S. compared to West Africa?
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11c) How many people could become infected?
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