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Ebola: Where Is the Real Crisis?

  The word “Ebola” has become a household name in the US and other western nations. Eric Duncan, who was visiting his family in Dallas from Liberia, became the first case of Ebola in the US. Duncan passed away within two weeks of being diagnosed. 36.__________ Both of them are well on their way to recovery now.

37.__________ People are afraid to travel on planes. A US university has rejected applications from students in Nigeria. A teacher who attended a conference in Dallas has been put on leave.

 So, how afraid should we be of catching this deadly disease? 38. ____________ This means nurses, doctors and others in the medical profession who have treated Ebola patients are at risk. Since the virus is not air-borne, there is no risk in traveling on planes or visiting a US city where an Ebola case has been detected.

 Nigeria has been declared Ebola-free. But the disease has been spreading like wildfire in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. 39._____________ Many young children are orphaned with no one willing to care for then---- just because one or both of their parents have died from Ebola.

 The United Nations has put out a plea for funds and medical help to combat the Ebola outbreak in Africa. 40.______________ Otherwise the crisis which is now local to the three African countries could become a global virus.

A．Of the nine cases, three have died.

B．However, this incident is causing panic.

C．It is important that the West help Africa.

D．There are drugs developed to treat Ebola.

E．Two nurses who had cared for Duncan tested positive for the virus.

F．More than 100,000 Africans in these three countries have been infected with the disease.

G．Experts tell us Ebola is only spread through contact with the body fluids of an infected person.

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