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.
Excerpt from Epidemiology: The Fight Against Ebola & Other Diseases by Carol Hand published by ABDO Publishing © 2015 ABDO Consulting Group, Inc.
Question
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)
Responses
Ebola cases affect people like Emile and his family because…
Ebola cases affect people like Emile and his family because…
Ebola has several effects on the body, including…
Ebola has several effects on the body, including…
Ebola’s ability to devastate populations is a result of…
Ebola’s ability to devastate populations is a result of…
When Emile got sick, he may have experienced symptoms such as…
When Emile got sick, he may have experienced symptoms such as…
1 answer
The best transition to link the paragraph about Emile and the outbreak of Ebola to a section about the effects of Ebola would be:
Ebola has several effects on the body, including…
This response directly leads into a discussion of the physiological impacts of the virus on individuals, which aligns well with the preceding information about Emile's illness and the subsequent spread among his family.
