- Marburg virus appeared in Kigali, Rwanda.
- The first sick people were health workers.
- The virus is very infectious and dangerous.
- Health teams and the WHO acted fast.
- They set up a command post to coordinate.
- Scientists studied the virus and its origin.
- There was no approved vaccine or cure yet.
- Many patients recovered after quick action.
Difficult words
- virus — a very small germ that makes people sick
- health worker — a person who works in healthcarehealth workers
- infectious — can spread disease from person to person
- coordinate — to organize people or actions togetherto coordinate
- vaccine — a medicine that helps prevent an illness
- recover — to become healthy again after illnessrecovered
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Discussion questions
- Have you ever had a vaccine?
- Would you visit a doctor if you felt sick?
- Do you know any health workers?
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