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The book is opened up with a breif discussion about the AIDS/HIV Virus, which is most prevalent in Africa. 15-39% of adults living with AIDS are from Africa.

Nat- (Source) sources for the virus: -crystals in the cave -Bats sticking the pillars with guano

Toby (Viruses in the News) AIDS article -what kinds of people contract the virus -what influences people obtaining the virus -sources could help when combating AIDS

Austin (Artist) Nice song

Ty (Disease Control) -Different ways to control sickness -wear gloves, wash hands ect. -Go to Center for Disease Control and Prevention to learn more ways -good picture

Hunter (Virus Information) -from the bat guano (?) -bleeding from all his pores -red eyes -black vomiting

David (Location) -HIV causes AIDS -from central Africa, and ran along the Kinhasa highway -travels across the shores of lake Victoria

Alli -monet goes on a trip with a girl and contracted Ebola -Musoke is the doctor that tries to save him, but he is infected as well -Klaus F. was the first known infected-- he worked with monkeys in Germany -Mr. Jones, monkey inspector, didnt thoroughly inspect monkeys and the infected were dupmed on a tiny island

week 2-

alli- (history) ebola- outbreak in congo-brazzaville, near Babon, took 64 lifes in Feb. 2003, Borders closed and medical workers sent out to outbreak zone.

Jen. (source searcher) Nancy Jackson, works with Ebola, cuts hand while preparing dinner, enters level 4 area to put on gloves, suit, taped that close, get into 2nd suit, she didnt check her suit very well, and contracts disease because there was a hole in her glove.

nat (virus in news) monday sept 10th, outbreak in ebola fever in republic of congo. out of 9,000 people 362 possible cases and 166 people have died. Patients are being isolated to prevent spread of disease.

toby (artist) talked about mokeys and ebola, gave quote

disease control (fablous fabel) can destroy the virus by using bleach, or gamma ultraviolet rays.

virus info (ford) ebola virus named for the river it broke out near in 55 villages, 9% of people infected die, virus attacks internal organs and liquefies them. Can travel thru air.

hunter location mapper main places are centural africa where ebola broke out, specifically Ziar, southern sudan, 1 case in england, in 1989 4 monkeys come into Virginia and so we had a case in united states.

biographer (big D) none at this time

Week 3 David - Ebola is from southern Sudan. doesn't matter what happens to host it can jumps quickly between people. When outside of its natural host it takes control of another and just kills it. It can live in the natural host for a long time and not die. Natural host could be bats or insects. Hicks - Factory workers catching disease after hosts death. Bats, insects etc... Living things. Jennifer - West Nile virus, found in the city of Hamilton. First outbreak in 2007. Waiting for conformation tests. Sixty year old woman was the victims. 3 positive mosquito results and three positive bird results. Symptoms are very slight, mild fever. Nat - Picture of the Ebola virus, map of Sudan, picture showing how the Ebola virus attacks a host. Toby - Writes about covering ever part of the body. Disinfecting urine and blood. Keep patient calm and free from pain. Good job explaining disease control. Sparked good discussion about ethics and what we would do if someone we knew wanted morphine shots to kill himself. Ty - 5 different strands of Ebola. Immune system stronger you might could survive but chance are slim and there is no way to help you. It all comes down to how strong your immune system is. Alex - Location, Ebola started around the river Ebola. Hunter - Mr. Yu G. first case of Ebola ever documented. Store keeper and cotton owner. He gave it to two other men. It somehow spread to Belgian nuns. Several new characters introduced and how they passed it on. Good Job, detailed.

Week 4

Hunter munter- Marburg virus. name from Marburg, germany. contracted from people dealing with monkeys. monkeys had the disease. like ebola. big outbreak in congo, killed 123 people

jenni henni - drew a picture kitum cave. very very nice

nat the rat - article about the simian Hemorrhagic disease (disease control) talked about the side effects and causes of the disease

ty the lie - put a picture of the reston center place in Virginia

alex the malex - margaretha Issacson, peter cardinal

Week 5

Alex- Added on to Ebola section. Recent outbreak in Congo. 76 people have died. Different strains of virus can swap strains and genes making a new strain of the virus.

Hunter- Peter Jarwin and Tom Geisburg looking at monkey parts. Thought it was simian hemorrhagic fever, but then looked at it again, and saw the signs of marburg virus. Marburg comes from monkeys, and the monkeys brought it over. Doctors aren't really sure where MArburg comes from.

David- Breakout occured in Uganda on July 14th. Gold miner died, and another survived.

Alli- Acrostic on Marburg. Signs are similar to other diseases. Related to Ebola. Scientists looking at Monkeys in Uganda.

Jennifer-Look at her section. Monkeys separated is only form of disease control.

Toby- Talked about Hemorrhagic fever. Found in tropical parts of Africa. Similar to Malaria. Recent outbreak in Paraguay, and it killed 10 people.

Austin- Washington D.C

Ty- Peter Jarwin. Hot Zone person. Worled with almost every Hot Zone agent except ebola and Marburg.

WEEK 6:

Historian(TY): found tuberculosis...yesterday, outbreak at strip-club, infected 40 people.

Source searcher:

Viruses in the news:

Artist(DAVID): pictures of fruit bats, disecting fruit bats--> marburg

Disease Control (ALLI): talked about group called GOARN (global outbreak alert and response network) disease control center

Virus Info(NAT): Marburg and Ebola, after experiments they found it was Ebola or something closely related to the Zaire virus... talks more about the effects of marburg and ebola, as well as what happens to the body and mind

Virus Map(TOBY): "link to central Africa because that is where the virus is"-toby... brought up termites

Biographer(AUSTIN): didnt do it this week...