1. EBOLA - ZAIRE

3. PPE – Personal Protection Equiptment

4. http://youtu.be/LRUA50yjTIg

5. What is the world is going on? Who - # infected vs. # dead What – Genus = Ebolavirus, Family = Filovirus, strains = Bundibugyo, Zaire, Sudan, Tai Forest, Reston When – Jan 2014, Guinea (Patient 0) Why – Why can’t we contain it? How – Spread through direct contact Sign & Symptoms: fever, weakness, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, vomiting, diarrhea, rash, impaired kidney and liver function, internal and external bleeding Host – fruit bats

6. http://youtu.be/xSthap4JULM

7. History of Epidemics, Vaccines, & Prevention What is an epidemic & how is it different from a pandemic? How do they spread? http://youtu.be/UG8YbNbdaco What causes them?! Bacteria and viruses

8. Notable killers 1300s – The Black Death Throughout history - Small Pox 1918-1919 – Spanish Flu 1980s – today – AIDS 1970 – present - Ebola

10. What do we know? What do you already know about viruses? – share with your partner Read the first 7 pages of “The Hot Zone”, beginning with “Infectious Area No Unauthorized Entry” to “Caution Biohazard” – Why would the author begin a book with these warning messages?

11. Keep the following 4 questions in mind: As you read pages 14 – 24 with your partner… 1. Right There: What is vomito Negro? 2. Think & Search: What is the pattern of the viruses’ effect on the human body? 3. Author & You: How does Monet’s experience in the ER relate to your own experiences in an ER or some other time when you needed swift attention? 4. On Your Own: If you were seated next to a passenger with these symptoms, what would you do? While reading, write (on post its) any question that comes to your mind – put your post it notes on the board when you are done reading

12. Q&A Time Addressing the post its And, In latin, what do you think “filovirus” means? What do they look like? How are ebola and Marburg viruses similar? How are they different? How do viruses like Ebola spread and die out? What can be done to prevent this spread?

13. PBL – Science or Social Cell Based Sensor for Detecting Ebola Virus OR Social Implication of Reintroduction For Ebola Survivors