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Where is Charles Monet from?
Where is Charles Monet from?
France
Why do Charles Monet and his lady friend travel into Kitum Cave?
Why do Charles Monet and his lady friend travel into Kitum Cave?
They were on vacation for New Year's, exploring Mt. Elgon.
Why do elephants travel into Kitum Cave?
Why do elephants travel into Kitum Cave?
To obtain minerals and salts.
What is the name of the doctor who treats Monet?
What is the name of the doctor who treats Monet?
What is listed as Monet's official cause of death?
What is listed as Monet's official cause of death?
What are red eyes often a sign of?
What are red eyes often a sign of?
Where does Dr. David Silverstein live?
Where does Dr. David Silverstein live?
Where did the first identified victims of Marburg work?
Where did the first identified victims of Marburg work?
What is the fatality rate of Marburg?
What is the fatality rate of Marburg?
What does the word 'filovirus' mean in Latin?
What does the word 'filovirus' mean in Latin?
Where are the Sese Islands?
Where are the Sese Islands?
Why are the villagers of Kasensero famous?
Why are the villagers of Kasensero famous?
What state is Nancy Jaax from?
What state is Nancy Jaax from?
How many children does Nancy Jaax have?
How many children does Nancy Jaax have?
Which fort are Nancy and Jerry assigned to in the Army?
Which fort are Nancy and Jerry assigned to in the Army?
What pet lives with Nancy and her family?
What pet lives with Nancy and her family?
What sport does Nancy participate in?
What sport does Nancy participate in?
Where did Jerry and Nancy meet?
Where did Jerry and Nancy meet?
What does USAMRIID stand for?
What does USAMRIID stand for?
How many biocontainment levels are in USAMRIID?
How many biocontainment levels are in USAMRIID?
Why can't Nancy work in level 3?
Why can't Nancy work in level 3?
What is Ebola named after?
What is Ebola named after?
What is the fatality rate of Ebola?
What is the fatality rate of Ebola?
What is the first line of defense against a hot agent?
What is the first line of defense against a hot agent?
What are the classic signs of Ebola in all primates?
What are the classic signs of Ebola in all primates?
What is a hatbox?
What is a hatbox?
What are viruses made of?
What are viruses made of?
What is the genetic code of Ebola?
What is the genetic code of Ebola?
What is a rongeur used for?
What is a rongeur used for?
Who was the index case of Ebola Sudan?
Who was the index case of Ebola Sudan?
What is the fatality rate of Ebola Sudan?
What is the fatality rate of Ebola Sudan?
What did the staff do at the hospital in Maridi that ended the outbreak of Ebola Sudan?
What did the staff do at the hospital in Maridi that ended the outbreak of Ebola Sudan?
Where did the initial outbreak of Ebola Zaire begin?
Where did the initial outbreak of Ebola Zaire begin?
Who worked in the Yambuku Mission Hospital?
Who worked in the Yambuku Mission Hospital?
Who is the strain of Ebola Zaire in the U.S. Army's freezers named after?
Who is the strain of Ebola Zaire in the U.S. Army's freezers named after?
Who picked up the sample of Peter Cardinal's blood in Washington, D.C.?
Who picked up the sample of Peter Cardinal's blood in Washington, D.C.?
Where did Peter Cardinal's parents live?
Where did Peter Cardinal's parents live?
Who was Peter Cardinal's doctor at the Nairobi Hospital?
Who was Peter Cardinal's doctor at the Nairobi Hospital?
What disease did Peter Cardinal die from?
What disease did Peter Cardinal die from?
Where does Dr. Peter Tukei work?
Where does Dr. Peter Tukei work?
Where had Peter Cardinal and Monet both been before they got sick?
Where had Peter Cardinal and Monet both been before they got sick?
What kind of animal lived on the roof of Peter Cardinal's house?
What kind of animal lived on the roof of Peter Cardinal's house?
Who did Cardinal spend most of his time with while on vacation?
Who did Cardinal spend most of his time with while on vacation?
Why did Cardinal want to go to Kitum Cave?
Why did Cardinal want to go to Kitum Cave?
Where was the headquarters of Gene Johnson's Kitum Cave expedition?
Where was the headquarters of Gene Johnson's Kitum Cave expedition?
What color is a Racal suit?
What color is a Racal suit?
When Nancy and Jerry Jaax get promotions, where do they end up working?
When Nancy and Jerry Jaax get promotions, where do they end up working?
What major metropolitan area is Reston, VA closest to?
What major metropolitan area is Reston, VA closest to?
How many monkeys are imported into the U.S. each year for medical research?
How many monkeys are imported into the U.S. each year for medical research?
What is a nickname for crab-eating monkeys?
What is a nickname for crab-eating monkeys?
Who is the colony manager at the Reston Monkey House?
Who is the colony manager at the Reston Monkey House?
Where are most of the monkeys who die located?
Where are most of the monkeys who die located?
What disease does Dan Dalgard think the dead monkeys contracted?
What disease does Dan Dalgard think the dead monkeys contracted?
Who does Dan Dalgard contact at USAMRIID?
Who does Dan Dalgard contact at USAMRIID?
What is in the samples that Dalgard sends to USAMRIID?
What is in the samples that Dalgard sends to USAMRIID?
Who cultures the sample from monkey o53?
Who cultures the sample from monkey o53?
What is on Peter Jahrling's license plate?
What is on Peter Jahrling's license plate?
What is Jahrling's tentative diagnosis of what is happening to the monkeys?
What is Jahrling's tentative diagnosis of what is happening to the monkeys?
Where are all of the monkeys euthanized?
Where are all of the monkeys euthanized?
What is Tom Geisbert's job at the Institute?
What is Tom Geisbert's job at the Institute?
How big is a typical virus flask?
How big is a typical virus flask?
What level of biolab are Tom and Peter examining the sample in?
What level of biolab are Tom and Peter examining the sample in?
What is the characteristic smell of pseudomonas?
What is the characteristic smell of pseudomonas?
What does it mean to put a sample 'in the beam'?
What does it mean to put a sample 'in the beam'?
What is the first symptom after being exposed to a filovirus?
What is the first symptom after being exposed to a filovirus?
Where did the Jaaxes spend Thanksgiving?
Where did the Jaaxes spend Thanksgiving?
What is wrong with Nancy's father?
What is wrong with Nancy's father?
Why does Nancy's father want to go to Mexico?
Why does Nancy's father want to go to Mexico?
Where does Dalgard spend Thanksgiving?
Where does Dalgard spend Thanksgiving?
How many new monkeys die at the monkey house over Thanksgiving?
How many new monkeys die at the monkey house over Thanksgiving?
Where are the latest monkeys to die being kept?
Where are the latest monkeys to die being kept?
About how many cells does each slice of the sample Tom Geisbert makes with the diamond knife contain?
About how many cells does each slice of the sample Tom Geisbert makes with the diamond knife contain?
What is on the brush that Tom Geisbert uses to fish out the sample slices?
What is on the brush that Tom Geisbert uses to fish out the sample slices?
What does Tom Geisbert think has infected his cells after looking at them through the electron microscope?
What does Tom Geisbert think has infected his cells after looking at them through the electron microscope?
What are inclusion bodies?
What are inclusion bodies?
What are bricks?
What are bricks?
What does Tom Geisbert realize the 'pepper' is that he sees in the cells?
What does Tom Geisbert realize the 'pepper' is that he sees in the cells?
Why does Jahrling originally think the samples are NOT Marburg?
Why does Jahrling originally think the samples are NOT Marburg?
What is Colonel C.J. Peters' official title at USAMRIID?
What is Colonel C.J. Peters' official title at USAMRIID?
When Peters travels to exotic locales, what does he enjoy doing?
When Peters travels to exotic locales, what does he enjoy doing?
What other disease does Peters suggest Jahrling test the sample for?
What other disease does Peters suggest Jahrling test the sample for?
Who is another prime candidate that the scientists fear might break with Marburg?
Who is another prime candidate that the scientists fear might break with Marburg?
What do people who have been confined to the Slammer receive when they get out?
What do people who have been confined to the Slammer receive when they get out?
Where are Tom Geisbert's children staying?
Where are Tom Geisbert's children staying?
What does Jahrling tell Dalgard is definitely present in the monkey house?
What does Jahrling tell Dalgard is definitely present in the monkey house?
Who is the first person Dalgard calls after talking to Peter Jahrling?
Who is the first person Dalgard calls after talking to Peter Jahrling?
What is the Boniface strain a test for?
What is the Boniface strain a test for?
Where does Jahrling go to view the samples of monkey virus?
Where does Jahrling go to view the samples of monkey virus?
What did Peter Jahrling ultimately realize had infected the monkeys?
What did Peter Jahrling ultimately realize had infected the monkeys?
Study Notes
Characters and Locations
- Charles Monet is from France and traveled to Kitum Cave for a New Year's vacation with a friend, exploring Mt. Elgon.
- Dr. Shem Musoke treated Monet for his illness.
- Dr. David Silverstein resides in Nairobi and was involved in caring for patients during outbreaks.
- Nancy Jaax hails from Kansas, is a mom of two, and practices martial arts; she met her husband Jerry at veterinary school.
- Kitum Cave, mentioned multiple times, is notable for attracting elephants seeking minerals.
Diseases and Medical Research
- Marburg virus has a fatality rate of 25%, while Ebola has a much higher rate of 90%.
- The term "filovirus" translates to "thread virus" in Latin.
- The Ebola river lends its name to the Ebola virus.
- USAMRIID stands for United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, which operates at four biocontainment levels.
Virology and Symptoms
- Viruses are composed of DNA or RNA, with the genetic code of Ebola being a single strand of RNA.
- Key symptoms of Ebola include a mask-like face, red eyes, and a bloody nose.
- The first symptom of exposure to a filovirus is a headache.
- Tom Geisbert identifies inclusion bodies, collections of virus within cells, which indicate viral infection.
Investigations and Findings
- The staff at Maridi hospital ended an Ebola Sudan outbreak by fleeing into the bush.
- Peter Cardinal’s doctor was David Silverstein; Cardinal died from Marburg after both he and Monet had visited Kitum Cave.
- Cardinal's parents were in Kisumu, and he initially aimed to collect crystals from Kitum Cave.
- After examining monkey samples linked to an outbreak, Jahrling tentatively diagnosed the situation as SHF (simian hemorrhagic fever) before identifying it as Ebola Zaire.
Key Events and Context
- Nancy and Jerry Jaax were promoted to work at the Institute after spending Thanksgiving in Kansas, where Nancy's father sought alternative cancer treatment in Mexico.
- Following a monkey death crisis, approximately 16,000 monkeys are imported annually to the U.S. for medical research.
- Bill Volt is the colony manager at the Reston Monkey House where the mysterious monkey deaths occurred.
- Daniel Dalgard, involved in monkey research, reached out to USAMRIID for guidance after observing unusual monkey deaths.
Miscellaneous
- "Herky", an Amazon Parrot, is a family pet of the Jaaxes.
- A Racal suit—orange in color—is used for protection against hazardous agents.
- A hatbox is a bio-hazard container for infectious waste transport.
- Each slice made by Geisbert’s diamond knife contains roughly 10,000 cells.
Communication and Decisions
- Colonel C.J. Peters is the chief at USAMRIID and enjoys local cuisines during travel.
- Yearly, 5 new monkeys died during Thanksgiving weekend at the monkey house, impacting the ongoing investigations.
- The Boniface strain is used to test for Ebola Sudan, while other diseases are also tested to rule out possibilities.
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This quiz explores key concepts related to the Ebola and Marburg viruses, including notable characters in their research and case studies. It covers symptoms, fatality rates, and the significance of Kitum Cave in viral outbreaks. Test your knowledge on these critical topics related to infectious diseases.
