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Kitum Cave

Kitum Cave. Kitum Cave. Kitum Cave. The Hot Zone. 1. Where is Mount Elgon? Describe the surrounding environment. The Hot Zone. What is a filovirus ?. The Hot Zone. 3. What does USAMRIID stand for?. The Hot Zone. 4. Describe the brief history of Biological Weapons in the U.S.

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Kitum Cave

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  1. Kitum Cave

  2. Kitum Cave

  3. Kitum Cave

  4. The Hot Zone 1. Where is Mount Elgon? Describe the surrounding environment.

  5. The Hot Zone • What is a filovirus?

  6. The Hot Zone 3. What does USAMRIID stand for?

  7. The Hot Zone 4. Describe the brief history of Biological Weapons in the U.S.

  8. The Hot Zone 5. Describe the first known emergence of the Ebola virus. How did it get its name?

  9. The Hot Zone 6. Describe Ebola Sudan.

  10. The Hot Zone 7. Describe Ebola Zaire.

  11. The Hot Zone 8. Explain why a virus may be more like a predator than a parasite.

  12. The Hot Zone 9. What is meant by “chain of command” in biohazard work?

  13. The Hot Zone 10. What are the “Three Priorities”?

  14. The Hot Zone 11. Describe the conditions in the monkey house upon the team entering the building.

  15. The Hot Zone 12. What significant event occurred on Wednesday December 6?

  16. The Hot Zone 13. What did the team do to the remaining monkeys that were still alive?

  17. The Hot Zone 14. Describe the Ebola Reston virus strain.

  18. The Hot Zone 15. Why is the Reston virus so much like Ebola Zaire, when Reston supposedly comes from Asia?

  19. The Hot Zone 16. Describe the author’s journey to Kitum Cave? Why did he make this journey?

  20. The Hot Zone 17. How did AIDS likely first appear?

  21. The Hot Zone 18. Why have vaccines against AIDS likely been unsuccessful?

  22. The Hot Zone 19. What is the author’s view on the emergence of these destructive viruses? .

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