HOT ZONE 1

Question 1

What is the location of the AIDS highway, why is it important

Answer 1

Kinshasa highway, HIU and AIDS spread through this highway

Question 2

Who are the two main characters?

Answer 2

Charles Monet and Dr. Shem Musoke

Question 3

What were charles Monet and dr. SHem Musoke Jobs

Answer 3

Monet- Frenchman, lives in Nzoia Sugar Factory in Kenya, got the Ebola, takes care of the water pumping in the factory
Dr. Shem Musoke- the doctor that tried to treat Monet,

Question 4

What are the viruses in this section and what are they, biosafety level

Answer 4

Marburg- came from The Behring Works, came from Germany, very little known, 31 people caught the virus, 1/4 chance death, infected monkeys were shipped to Europe, sent to island not killed, level 2

Ebola Virus- names after Ebola river, 90% death rate, 7 different proteins, destroys immune systems, kills in 10 days, Level 4

Question 5

What USAMRIID and WHO stands for

Answer 5

USAMRIID - US Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Deseases

WHO- World Health Organization

Question 6

Who lives and who dies

Answer 6

DEAD- Charles Monet,
ALIVE- Dr. Shem Musoke, Nancy Jax,

Question 7

What are the symptoms and tests for the diseases

Answer 7

Ebola Virus- destroys immune systems, long braided structure,

Marburg- ring shaped, attacks the central nervous system, damages brain, zombie like, kidneys destroyed, bloods clot, spine goes limp, organs liquify