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        The 2014 Ebola Outbreak is an ongoing (16) of the Ebola virus disease in West Africa that first began in Guinea in March 2014. Following its subsequent spread to Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria, which has (17) the lives of at least 3,100 patients since the initial outbreak, the Ebola epidemic has been (18) “the largest, most complex and most severe we’ve ever seen” by the World Health Organization (WHO) and major news outlets around the world. As the disease progressed, many hospitals, short on both staff and supplies, became overwhelmed and closed, leading some health experts to state that the (19) to treat other medical needs may be causing an additional death toll that is likely to exceed (20) of the outbreak itself. Hospital workers, who work closely with the highly contagious bodily fluids of the diseased, have been especially (21) When to catching the disease. (22) by humans, the Ebola virus induces a disease that can cause fever, sore throat, muscle pains, headaches, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, decreased functioning of the liver and kidneys, bleeding problems. Between 50% and 90% of those (23) with the virus are killed by the disease. The virus transmits through contact with blood or other bodily fluids from infected animals, including humans, monkeys, and fruit bats. Treatment for those infected includes re-hydration and administering (24) fluids. But unfortunately, a (25) for the disease has yet to be discovered.