There’s something rather human about being scared of the ebola virus. It’s a “bogeyman” virus – the stuff of nightmares; hovering in the shadows of our imagination like a half-glimpsed specter. Like most imagined horrors though, the reality of ebola is much more mundane.
The latest episode of Risk Bites takes a look at five things worth knowing about ebola that help demystify the virus:
Useful links to additional information:
- University of Michigan School of Public Health Ebola topic page
- University of Michigan Risk Science Center Ebola articles
- New York Times Ebola facts
- SciShow: What You Need to Know About Ebola (video)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ebola resources
- National Library of Medicine Ebola Outbreak 2014: Information Resources
Updated 10/23/14, 11:03 AM
There’s something rather human about being scared of the ebola virus. It’s a “bogeyman” virus – the stuff of nightmares; hovering in the shadows of our imagination like a half-glimpsed specter. Like most imagined horrors though, the reality of ebola is much more mundane.
The latest episode of Risk Bites takes a look at five things worth knowing about ebola that help demystify the virus:
Useful links to additional information:
- University of Michigan School of Public Health Ebola topic page
- University of Michigan Risk Science Center Ebola articles
- New York Times Ebola facts
- SciShow: What You Need to Know About Ebola (video)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Ebola resources
- National Library of Medicine Ebola Outbreak 2014: Information Resources
Updated 10/23/14, 11:03 AM
http://www.riskscience.umich.edu/five-things-worth-knowing-ebola/