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what could Tom and Peter Jahrling have done differently when they were sniffing an open cell culture flask to see if it had the grape juice smell of bacterial contamination?

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What were some of the initial reactions to the disease? What were the thoughts on possible diagnoses?

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Is it possible for viruses to jump from different species? How is this shown in Ebola?

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What is the CDC? Where is it located?

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What country did the Marburg virus first appear in and what animal did it first infect?

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What is the USAMRIID’s purpose? How did USAMRIID contribute to the control of the Ebola virus?

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What does it mean to jump species?

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How can Ebola be transmitted?

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Why can’t a virus be treated with an antibiotic?

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What body system is attacked first? Why is this important?

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What is a Level 4 hot agent?

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What are the symptoms of Ebola? How does it progress until death.

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What is the science of epidemiology?

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What is a filovirus? Give an example of a filovirus.

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When Geibert took a closer look at the monkey cells he was not happy camper. What did he determine the virus infecting the cells to be?

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Peter Jährling tested monkey cultures for three filoviruses in order to confirm what had really killed the monkey. What was the result?

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what caused the outbreak in sudan add zaire? what was the problem and how did they test the virus?

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Why do you think the monkeys in Room H died when they were not in the same room with the monkeys that died in Room F?

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How does bleach kill microbes?

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