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DEPENDENT VARIABLE

• First introduced in region of Gueckedou in Guinea’s remote southeastern forest region

• Zaire Ebola virus species, most lethal Ebola virus known

• Five different species of Ebola virus associated with consistent case fatality and identified target area

INDEPENDENT VARIABLES EXAMINED & IMPORTANCE TO POLITICAL SCIENTISTS AND HUMANITY

• Migration and exposure of Fruit Bats

• Poor economic development and public health system

• Poverty encourages people to expand their travel for food and resources to live

• Increase in mortality rate

• Worldwide transmission

Spread of

Ebola

Migration of Fruit

Bats

Lack of Medical

ResourcesPoor

Economic Developm

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FINDINGS AND SIGNIFICANCE

• Economic and medically deprived countries are more vulnerable of contracting a disease

• Less economic, political, and educational resources make it harder for countries to address/respond quickly and efficiently

• Infected persons crossing borders

• Poor inter-governmental coordination

• Language barriers

• Life expectancy and GNI

• Prevent, control the rate of infection, and quick international response