Essay Archive - Ebola
Ebola
Imagine going on vacation to a foreign country and when you come home you
are horribly sick. Your head hurts, you have a highfever, and you start
vomiting. Chances are that you may havecontracted the Ebola virus.
Ebola was first discovered in the village of Yambuku(1) nearthe Ebola River
in Zaire. Since its discovery, there have beenfour outbreaks of this disease.
There are three known strains, ofvariations of ebola. There is no known cure for
this disease(2).Ebola has become one of the most mysterious and feared viruses
onthe face of this earth.
Ebola's first documented appearance was in Zaire in 1976. ....
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