Assignment: Ebola Virus

Write an essay about the Ebola virus. The suggested length is 3-5 pages, double spaced. Please be sure to include the following: its origin, symptoms, contagious nature, mortality, impact in Africa, possibilities of spreading outside Africa, the U.S. in particular.

Please see the following site:

http://www.cdc.gov/

Please use other sources as well, but do cite them. Any format for citations is fine, but please be consistent.