Ebola is an infectious and fatal disease marked by fever and severe internal bleeding, spread through contact with infected body fluids, whose normal host species is unknown. It first originated in West Africa from a single infected person. Ebola made its way to the United States by Thomas Eric Duncan, who was diagnosed with Ebola. Duncan was coming from Liberia to visit family in Texas. … Continue reading Ebola in America
By Rebecca Horn Staff Writer On Tuesday, September 16, President Obama visited the CDC (Center for Disease Control) in Atlanta to address the Ebola crisis. According to the CDC, Ebola, previously known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever, is a rare and deadly disease caused by infection with one of the Ebola virus strains. So far, Ebola has infected Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone and Senegal. There … Continue reading Obama visits CDC to address Ebola crisis
