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Join at 12pm EST as they host Dr What difference does an RNA genetic material make? A. Oveta Fuller to discuss #Ebola! Keep reading for a part of their interview of Dr. Fuller. Note: if you wish to respond to a question listed here during the twitter chat, use an A1, A2, A3, … format so that we know which question you are responding to. A. Oveta Fuller, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Department of Microbiology Immunology at the University of Michigan. Dr. Fuller’s work focuses on human virus entry, pathogenesis, and infection preventions. interviewed Dr. Fuller about the Ebola Virus Disease. Q1: What is the origin of the Ebola virus? First discovered in Zaire (now Democratic Republic of the Congo) in 1976 and determined as a new virus. Q2: How did the current outbreak start? Patient 0 was a 2 year old in Guinea who died on followed by his mother, sister and grandmother in a region close to the boundaries of Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. It was not identified then as Ebola virus. Note that the child’s caregivers are females who fit typically care provided for a sick household member. This trend is frequent for spread of Ebola. Can follow timeline for the Q3: How does lack of public works infrastructure, i.e. sewage treatment, potable water, etc increase the spread of infection? The major lack of infrastructure affects health care in facilities and in homes. Conditions mentioned also contribute to more contact between people, body fluids and items touched (fomites). People who are sick with diarrhea, vomiting, bleeding shed fluids full of virus. Virus...