
Let’s see how much we can discover in just 3 lessons: Most importantly, we can learn how to apply the lessons we learned from Ebola to make sure it doesn’t progress to a worldwide pandemic. You’ll learn where it came from, how we were able to halt its spread for now, and where it could spread next.


In The Hot Zone : The Terrifying True Story of the Origins of the Ebola Virus by Richard Preston, we get an intense real-life look into the terrifying Ebola virus. Ebola is an extremely deadly and highly contagious virus. The fear surrounding it was for good reason. Governments restricted international travel, closed borders, and built isolation units. You may recall the panic around Ebola outbreaks in West Africa in 2014. As the deadly virus rages on and we grapple with the loss of life, we can learn from looking to other disease outbreaks the world has seen previously.

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