Part 1- Chapters 1- 9 Question 42

What is an antibody and how does this test confirm the presence or absence of a virus?

Part 1- Chapters 1- 9 Question 41

“A virus can be useful to a species by thinning it out.” Research the concept of herd
immunity and how it ultimately can benefit a species chance for survival.

Part 1- Chapters 1- 9 Question 40

What is Ebola’s favorite protein food? What is Ebola’s “strategy for success”?

Part 1- Chapters 1- 9 Question 39

How did the practices of the hospital in Maridi contribute to the spread of the disease? How
can the medical community intensify an outbreak of infectious disease?

Part 1- Chapters 1- 9 Question 38

What is the fatality rate in Ebola Sudan strain (subtype) and how does it compare to the Marburg strain and to the bubonic plague in medieval Europe?

Part 1- Chapters 1- 9 Question 37

What did the two sick monkeys make scientists think about Ebola? What made them
special? How were they used as a control in this experiment? What was the concern about
this within the experimental procedure? What was Nancy’s conclusion about this?

Part 1- Chapters 1- 9 Question 36

Why do scientists think that RNA may have appeared on the earth before DNA?