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Michael Tonga Sani & Nathan Evans

Mrs. Smith
English 10 College Prep
02 December 2016

Should the world keep letting the perfect killing machine keep doing its job? Almost all
the pharmacies in the world wont lift a finger unless theres profit to be made. As Ebola slowly
kills the continent of Africa, other countries stand by and watch. In Africa, Ebola is a problem
because its contagious, deadly, and it can still be passed on after youve been cured or killed by
it; if people dont cure it, then 50-90% of the population will die wherever the virus is located.

The cause of Ebola is still unknown. Scientist still have not found how Ebola started or
how it was created. Researchers believe that the virus is animal-borne and that bats are the
most likely reservoir (Risk). It is important because if they can find the reservoir host they
can track it back and find a cure.If you are in your teens or early twenties, you probably
grew up knowing about AIDS, the acquired immune deficiency syndrome. But thirty years
ago, no one had heard of AIDS. (Grady 81). Ebola was found in the 1970s so people
didnt know about how it was contracted or how it spread. Symptoms may appear anywhere
from 2 to 21 days after exposure to Ebola, but the average is 8 to 10 days.Symptoms are Fever,
Severe headache, Muscle pain, Weakness, Fatigue, Diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain, bleeding,
and bruising.(Signs). If a person thinks they have Ebola they can find out for sure by

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checking their symptoms to Ebola symptoms.The thousands of survivors of the Ebola virus
outbreak in western Africa more than at any other time are fortunate to have survived
the disease. However, their health problems are not behind them. A
new study shows
that the survivors of Ebola virus have long-term sequelae more than 2 years after
infection. (Long-term). Even if they survive the Ebola virus they will still have health

problems.

Ebola can be spread in different ways. Humans are not the only way to get Ebola.
Animals could be the cause of Ebola which could also help people find a lead to this issue.
Researchers believe that the virus is animal-borne and that bats are the most likely reservoir.
(About). Finding the source of this virus could save millions of lives. Tracing this source back to
its original source could help us stop not only this virus, but upcoming viruses. If we dont cure
this killing machine, a lot more people will die. A person with ebola is most infectious in the
hours right after death. Yet West African burial traditions include touching the corpses to
cleanse and bid farewell. When they touch the corpses, they will get Ebola while they do their
burial tradition.(Goldsmith 30) Finding the solution to the virus could bring the knowledge of

viruses to a whole new level.

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