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.
Which transition would best link this paragraph to a section about the effects of Ebola?
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Ebola has several effects on the body, including...
When Emile got sick, he may have experienced symptoms such as...
Ebola cases affect people like Emile and his family because...
Ebola's ability to devastate populations is a result of...
1 answer
The transition that would best link the paragraph to a section about the effects of Ebola is:
"Ebola has several effects on the body, including..."
This transition smoothly shifts the focus from the narrative about Emile and the outbreak to a discussion about the specific impacts of the virus on individuals' health.
