1. List the following facts about Ebola found in the article:
a) When and where was Ebola first identified?
b) How many people have died in this latest outbreak?
c) Number of people in Guinea who have contracted Ebola, according to the WHO.
d) When and where was the largest outbreak?
e) When and where were the last reported cases of Ebola?
f) In what other countries have cases of Ebola been reported in this most recent outbreak?
g) What is the fatality rate for Ebola?

2. What specific problems do doctors encounter in treating people who contract Ebola?

3. a) What is the WHO?
b) Why does Keiji Fukuda of the WHO say “It’s absolutely critical to get out as much accurate information as possible to communities and the countries affected”?

4. How are other countries in the region dealing with the outbreak of Ebola?

5. How does Ebola affect a person who contracts it?

6. What increases a patient’s chance of survival?

7. a) How is Ebola transmitted?
b) What is the only way to stop the spread of the disease?

8. How long does the WHO think it will take to contain the spread of the disease?