Question

Epidemiology's Fight Against Ebola
by Carol Hand

Emile 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 article excerpt to answer the question.

Which transition would best link this paragraph to a section about the effects of Ebola?

(1 point)

Ebola cases affect people like Emile and his family because ...

Ebola has several effects on the body, including ...

Ebola's ability to devastate populations is a result of ...

When Emile got sick, he may have experienced symptoms such as ...

Answer 1

"Ebola has several effects on the body, including ..."

This sentence directly opens a general discussion of the disease's effects, making a smooth transition from the anecdote about Emile to a section describing Ebola's symptoms and physiological impact. Options 1 and 3 shift to causes or population-level reasons, and option 4 is narrower (specific to Emile) rather than introducing a broader effects section.