Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 17

Based on the information in the book and in the handout, what type of viral life cycle do Ebola have?  What facts from the book support your statement?

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 16

What factors make Kitum Cave “a nice place for a virus to jump species?” 

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 15

Ebola and other similar viruses are said to “hide”.  How and where does a virus strain “hide” ?

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 14

How does a pressure suit work to keep viruses away from your body? How did this protect Rhonda?

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 13

If it’s hot inside and cold outside, what happens if you open a window? What are the
dangerous consequences associated with this possibility?

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 12

Describe all the human contacts you have had since you got up this morning. In case of a
dangerous exposure, how would you begin the process of contacting them and maybe
quarantining them?

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 11

What is a blood clot and how does it cause organ damage?

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 10

How does bleach kill microbes?

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 9

How did they euthanize the monkeys? Was it humane?

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 8

What are the symptoms of monkeys that contract the virus and die? Did they compare to
the Ebola victims? Describe.

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 7

How are cold and flu viruses transmitted?

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 6

What are the similarities/differences between Kitum Cave and the Reston Monkey House
as habitats for living organisms?

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 5

What is the main rule of the airlock that allows it to work?

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 4

What size would pores in a virus filter have to be?

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 3

Why would they use a bubble stretcher instead of a regular stretcher?

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 2

Why didn’t the army officials just let the virus kill off all the monkeys?

Part 3: Chapter 20-29 Question 1

What would you do if you were involved in the Reston operation and you saw one of the
monkeys escape its cage?