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 devastating. Use the passage to answer the question.What technique does the writer use to engage readers in this introductory paragraph?(1 point)Responsestelling a brief related storytelling a brief related storytelling an interesting or surprising facttelling an interesting or surprising factusing a connection to the readers’ experiencesusing a connection to the readers’ experiencesusing a vivid image or description

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The writer uses storytelling to engage readers in this introductory paragraph. By recounting the specific story of a two-year-old boy named Emile and his family's tragic progression through illness and death, the writer draws readers in with a personal and emotional narrative.