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    NBC Cameraman Contracts Ebola in LiberiaThe freelancer will be flown back to the U.S. for treatment.
  2. scary stuff
    The CDC’s Ebola Live-Chat Answers Are the Stuff of NightmaresBut they don’t want you to panic!
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    Liberia Will Prosecute U.S. Ebola PatientOfficials said he lied on a questionnaire given at the Monrovia airport about whether or not he had come in contact with an infected person.
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    100 People May Have Been Exposed to Texas Ebola PatientAnd another person showing symptoms is being tested in Hawaii.
  5. sad scary things
    The Lessons of the Dallas Ebola CaseEven the smallest mistakes by hospitals can have dire consequences.
  6. Why Some Stocks Are Jumping on Ebola NewsBut that might not be such a bad thing.
  7. scary things
    How the CDC Is Fighting Ebola in the United StatesThe one case in Dallas won’t turn into a nationwide epidemic.
  8. ebola
    First Ebola Case Diagnosed in the United StatesIn Dallas, Texas.
  9. philanthropy
    3 Reasons Charities Can’t Raise Enough Ebola MoneyWeirdly, one of them has to do with 9/11.
  10. ebola
    The Unlikely Clue That Led Doctors in West Africa to Ebola: Hiccups It’s apparently a common symptom.
  11. very sad and scary things
    More Dispatches on the Ebola Outbreak From West African News OutletsThe virus has closed schools, put an end to handshakes, and caused an online shopping surge.
  12. scary things
    The U.S. Is Deploying 3,000 Military Personnel to Fight EbolaAs part of a new effort to contain the outbreak in West Africa.
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    Ebola Outbreak Spreads to SenegalThis is the fifth country to be affected by the outbreak.
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    World Health Organization Warns Ebola Could Infect Over 20,000 PeopleIt’s the worst known outbreak in history.
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    Ebola Hits Another CountryTwo people have died from the virus in Congo.
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    American Doctor Treated for Ebola Has RecoveredHe’s expected to speak at a press conference at 11 a.m. on Thursday.
  17. very sad and scary things
    There Aren’t Enough Body Bags for Liberia’s Ebola VictimsProper disposal is key to containing the disease.
  18. Awful Things
    A South Korean Restaurant Banned ‘Africans’ Over Nonexistent EbolaThe owner quickly reversed the policy.
  19. medicine men
    Catching Up With Dr. Alexander van Tulleken, That Charming Ebola ExpertWe have Jon Stewart to thank for introducing us to Dr. Alexander van Tulleken.
  20. Ebola’s Patient Zero Was a 2-Year-Old BoyHe lived on Guinea’s border with Sierra Leone and Liberia.
  21. journalism
    How West African News Outlets Are Covering the Ebola Outbreak Dispatches on price-gouging, distracted lawmakers, and Donald Trump.
  22. scary things
    Liberia and Sierra Leone Are Deploying Soldiers to Seal Off Ebola AreasArmed guards are keeping affected populations separate.
  23. diseases
    Obama Says It’s Too Soon to Send the Experimental Ebola Drug to AfricaThough it appears to be helping two American patients.
  24. very bad things
    Saudi Man Dies, Ahead of Hajj, While Being Tested for EbolaThis doesn’t look good for October’s pilgrimage.
  25. viruses
    Second American With Ebola Arrives in the U.S.She’s already seems to be feeling a little better.
  26. scary things
    Don’t Panic Yet, But Ebola May Be in NYCA patient is being tested at Mount Sinai in Manhattan.
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    American Doctor Infected With Ebola Arrives in the U.S. for Treatment Dr. Kent Brantly will stay in an isolated unit at Emory University Hospital. 
  28. Superstitions Are Helping Ebola SpreadAn epidemiologist corrects some misconceptions about the virus.
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    Liberia, Sierra Leone Presidents to Skip Obama Summit Owing to Ebola OutbreakBecause, priorities. 
  30. You Probably Shouldn’t Travel to Places With Ebola, Says CDCDon’t go. Don’t get Ebola.
  31. very sad and scary things
    Could History’s Worst-Ever Ebola Outbreak Spread Outside of West Africa?670 people have already died from the disease.
  32. very sad and scary things
    2 American Aid Workers Have Contracted Ebola in LiberiaBoth are working in the country through faith-based organizations.