Ebola Quiz: How Much Do You Know About The Outbreak?

1. Ebola is the Latin name for the virus.

• True
• False

2. The first country to report Ebola in this current outbreak was:

• Liberia
• Guinea
• Sierra Leone
• Nigeria

3. Ebola can be spread by:

• Mosquitoes
• Contact with the blood of an infected person
• Particles of virus in the air
• All of the above

4. An individual exposed to the virus is contagious from the moment of exposure.

• True
• False

5. Prior to the arrival of the doctor and missionary worker suffering from Ebola, the virus has never been in the United States.

• True
• False

6. Dead bodies can be contagious.

• True
• False

7. After health care workers give a patient a certificate that says he or she has recovered from Ebola there is no risk of transmitting the virus to anyone else.

• True
• False

8. If someone has Ebola and flies on a plane, this person could infect virtually everyone on the plane.

• True
• False

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