The writer uses telling a brief related story to engage readers in this introductory paragraph. The narrative of Emile and his family provides a personal and emotional context to the broader topic of the Ebola outbreak.
Epidemiology’s Fight Against Ebolaby Carol HandEmile was a two-year-old boy living in Meliandou, a village in the West African nation of Guinea. In December 2013, Emile may have been bitten by a fruit bat, a common animal in West Africa. On December 26, he became ill. He died two days later. By January 14, his three-year-old sister, his mother, and his grandmother had also died. No one yet realized it, but researchers now believe Emile was patient zero—the first person to contract and begin spreading the Ebola virus during this outbreak. There have been more than two dozen Ebola outbreaks since the virus’s discovery in 1976. The 2014 outbreak quickly became by far the most devastatingUse the passage to answer the question.What technique does the writer use to engage readers in this introductory paragraph?(1 point)Responsesusing a vivid image or descriptionusing a vivid image or descriptiontelling an interesting or surprising facttelling an interesting or surprising factusing a connection to the readers’ experiencesusing a connection to the readers’ experiencestelling a brief related storytelling a brief related story
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