6. TOTAL IMMERSION
64.How are the blood samples stored? How do these facilities work? Why is this method of storage important?

65.Compare the symptoms of the dead monkeys with the symptoms in the human victims portrayed so far. Make a list.

66.What were the safety considerations in getting the monkey out of the cage and into the autopsy room?

67.What were the three life forms in the room at that time?
What is a parasite and why does the author describe a virus as a parasite?

68.Is Ebola a DNA or RNA virus? Why is this a meaningful way to distinguish viruses?

69.Why do scientists think that RNA may have appeared on the earth before DNA?

70.In this chapter, the author compares the scale of viruses using analogies to cities and buildings. Create another set of analogies using drops of water in a bathtub. How many polio viruses can fit on the period at the end of a sentence?

71.How many particles does it take to cause an Ebola infection?

72.What did the two sick monkeys make scientists think about Ebola? What made them special? How were they used as a control in this experiment? What was the concern about this within the experimental procedure? What was Nancy’s conclusion about this?

7. EBOLA RIVER
73.Where is the virus’ original spreading point? Who was the “index case”?

74.Graph the population growth in the equatorial regions of the word over the last 30 years.

75.Draw or download a picture of this ecosystem.

76.How did the practices of the hospital in Maridi contribute to the spread of the disease? How can the medical community intensify an outbreak of infectious disease?

77.What is the fatality rate in Ebola Sudan strain (subtype) and how does it compare to the Marburg strain and to the bubonic plague in medieval Europe?

78.What are some of the possible vectors for Ebola Zaire?
Take stock! What would happen if Ebola was let loose in a hospital? You would be safe, you’re in a hospital. Is this theory correct? Give five reasons why you feel safe or unsafe and one piece of evidence to support your position.

79.What did the nuns at the Yambuku Hospital do to sterilize used syringes? What recommendations would you make to improve this practice?
The Sudan virus subsides, and then vanishes. Can you explain why this might be happening? What are two possible reasons the outbreak burned itself out?

80.Define hot as it is used in this book.

81.What is Ebola’s favorite protein food?

82.What is Ebola’s “strategy for success”?

83.What about the picture scares Murphy? What did he do next?

84.What is the characteristic shape they notice? Why did they decide it was a new strain?

85.Johnson says “I’m glad nature is not benign”. What do you think he means? Do you agree or disagree and why?

86.What are the implications if Ebola is airborne?

87.What is a species threatening event?

88.“A virus can be useful to a species by thinning it out.” Research the concept of herd immunity and how it ultimately can benefit a species chance for survival.

89.What % of Europeans were killed by the plague in the 14th century? What % of Americans were killed by the flu in 1918?
What were some of the steps that the villagers had taken to control the spread of the disease on their own?


8. CARDINAL
As the courier passed the sample of Peter Cardinal’s blood to Gene Johnson at the airport, think about how this would take place after 9/11. What would have been different?
How was the sample stored for safety handling? How many levels of physical and biological protection were there?
What is the distinction between parasites and predators?
Describe the shape of the virus particle called the 'shepherd's crook."
How did Gene Johnson culture the sample of Peter Cardinal’s blood serum? Describe the three steps of this experimental protocol.
What does the relative lethality rate in animal species tell us about the original host or reservoir species?

9. GOING DEEP
Describe the experiment in 1988 that confirmed that Ebola could travel through the air.
What did the U.S. Army scientific team members wear in Kitum Cave to protect themselves? What other kinds of equipment did they carry to increase their safety?
There were 35 specialists on this trip. What were some of their fields of expertise?
What are sentinel animals? Give two examples.
What were the methods used to collect samples? Describe how light traps and pitfall traps work.
What is an antibody and how does this test confirm the presence or absence of a virus?

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>Yaoi: Young Adults Of Importance
>Is it love, or the weed?

hey hows it going? i've been bitten so i have to bite ppl *chomp* ur bitten! mwhahaha

RULES:
1- You can bite the person who bit you!
2- You -MUST- bite 6 other people, at least!
3- You should bite them in public! Paste it on their user page!
4- Random bites are perfectly okay! (and scary)
5- You should most definitely get started right away!

Send This To All Your Friends, And Me If I Am one (you can copy and paste this message on their userpage!) If You Get 7 Back You Are Powerful creature!

1-3: you're a ghoul
4-6: you're a were-cat
7-9: you're a were-wolf
10-& Up: you're a vampire

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Me: SHADDUPA IM NOT CRAZY! D:<
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Me: O:
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I think you should keep goin' with the high school story. Cause it was very interesting.
Also I'd like to know who B.B. is. lol. Very interesting. Please do more. hehehe

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The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.- H.P. Lovecraft