Ebola: Fears and Facts

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What's Ebola? Do we need to be afraid? This short book will take readers beyond the headlines to help them understand the disease. Chapters will cover what Ebola is (where it came from, symptoms, how it spreads), the 2014 outbreak, notable outbreaks of other diseases (1918 flu pandemic, SARS, bird flu), and give information on staying safe and healthy from all kinds of infectious diseases--not just Ebola. This book is meant to inform young readers while also alleviating fears they may have. The information on other disease outbreaks will help readers put the 2014 Ebola outbreak into a larger context. The information on good health habits will also help make the book useful and relevant even after concerns about the current outbreak have abated.