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LESSON 3 · Invisible Killers: Plagues

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How deadly is an untreated Ebola outbreak?

Up to 90% mortality

The Zaire ebolavirus strain killed roughly nine of every ten infected people in early outbreaks. Modern treatment and vaccines have pushed that rate below 40%, but outbreaks still emerge in Central Africa.

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