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. How do you feel about Tom Geisbert and Peter Jarhling's decision not to tell their superiors of "the whiffing incident?" Does it differ from what Nurse Mayinga did when she left the hospital? Why do you think each of them tried to hide or deny exposure?

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. Do you think USAMRIID and the CDC handled the Reston outbreak efficiently? If not, what do you think could have been done differently?

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. What is the allure of working with hot agents? Why do these people do it? Would you do it?

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the author builds tension for the reader in many ways

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How was Mount Elgon Created?

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Who is impacted by the disease?

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What are the death rates of the filoviruses mentioned Marburg, Ebola Zaire, and Ebola Sudan

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How quickly could an airborne strain of Ebola circle the world?

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what is the black vomit loaded with?

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what virus came out of africa in 1979 that attacked the human race

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What are the characteristics of the crab-eating macaque species of monkey?

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How did Thomas Geisbert determine that cells under his microscope were a form of Ebola?

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Who do you think was the Protagonist and Antagonist was in the entire Book? I can't find a perfect one.

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what is a stroke?

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Dan thinks that Marburg is an airborne infection. Make a list of evidence to support his hypothesis.

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Peter thinks Marburg is not easy to catch. Make a list of evidence to support his hypothesis.

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Based on the information in the book and in the handout, what type of viral cycle do Ebola have? What facts from the book support your statement?

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What factors make Kitum Cave “a nice place for a virus to jump species”? Give evidence to support each of your factors.

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Around p. 39, the author lists 4 possible intermediate hosts. What is an intermediate host? Pick any two of the four and give evidence to support the idea that those are intermediate hosts.

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