Back in the 90’s, Ebola was all the rage. With books like “The Hot Zone” and movies like “Outbreak”, Ebola was the fashionable new apocalyptic plague. You can even buy a plush, stuffed Ebola microbe toy. And Ebola is the base of the infection “Rage” in the zombie films “28 Days Later” and “28 Weeks Later”.

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Ebola has been out of the news for a while, but it’s making a comeback. According to New Scientist, the Ebola virus is spreading across Africa, possibly being carried by bats, through lowland gorilla populations.

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