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Discovery
Ebola was discovered in 1976 by scientist Peter Piot, who recieved a blood sample from a nun from Belgium who had fallen ill in the remote village Yambuku. -
Sudan
284 infected
151 deaths
53% fatality rate -
WEAPONIZED EBOLA??
During the South African 'aparthied' era, Ebola and Marburg were weaponized for use as poulation control and to potentially assassinate political leaders. -
People get Ebola from Monkeys
There were 4 human cases from monkeys being imported from the Phillipines. They developed antibodies and did not get sick. -
1990 ebola human cases
united states 1990, there were 4 human cases from monkeys being imported from the Philippines. they developed antibodies but it does not get sick. -
RECOVERY
The two nurses who contracted Ebola in a Dallas hospital have recovered from the disease. -
Ebola cases
13,567 total number of cases as of october31,2014 -
ebola outbreak 2014
New ebola in Sierra Leone a re cross ambulance teamwas sent to investigate