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December,1989
EbolaOutbreakOutbreakinReston,
VA
InReston,VA,USAMRIIDarmybaseexterminatedmonkeysinfectedwithEbola
tosavethehumanpopulation.Thesituationisundercontrolsothereisnoneed
topanicorfearforyoursafety.
Wedonotknowexactlyhowitstartedbutwedoknowthesituationisunder
controlandavaccineisbeinggeneratedaswespeak.
Itistransferredbybodilyfluidsanddirectcontactwithaninfectedindividual.
Thereisapossibilityofitbeinganairbornevirusbutnoevidencehasbeenlaid
outtoconfirmthistheory.
EbolaisadeadlyvirusthatoriginatedinAfricawithamortalityrateof50%;
symptomsmayincludebutarenotlimitedto:headache,nausea,coughingup
blood,excessivevomiting,confusion,fever,anddeath.
Themostcommonquestionpeopleaskis,whenareweabletobe
vaccinated?.Theanswertothisquestionisalwayschanging,asweexperiment
furtherandlearnmoreaboutthevirus,wecomeincontactwithdifficultiesthat
taketimetoresolve;butdonotfear,thevaccineisonitsway.
USAMRIIDislocatedinFortDetrickarmybaseinThurmont,VA.Thisinstitute
handlesavarietyofLevel4biohazardssuchasMarburgandotherdeadly
diseases.