Today we read a blog written by an infectious disease epidemiologist (someone who studies
viruses and how they change and evolve).
She says the Preston exaggerated the symptoms and the
abilities of the Ebola Virus.
For
Homework:
Why is it a
problem if Richard Preston exaggerated the symptoms and abilities of the Ebola
virus?
(Hint: What type of book is The Hot Zone?)
Section
from today’s reading:
“First–the description of symptoms. Preston himself admits that
these were exaggerated. Over and over, he uses words like
“dissolving,” “liquefy,” “bleeding out” to describe patient pathology.
Level 1: One sentence
Level 2: Two to three sentence
Level 3: Three to four sentences and
evidence from the text to support your answer
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