How Ebola's 300+ Mutations Could Make The Virus Even Scarier

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How Ebola's 300+ Mutations Could Make The Virus Even Scarier

The world has never seen an Ebola epidemic like this one.

Instead of improving, the situation is getting worse, with infection rates growing exponentially in three West African countries. The disease is so out of control there that the World Health Organization has said that by early December, there could be 10,000 new Ebola infections every week.

The intensity of the outbreak has prompted some researchers to ask if something is different about the virus this time. After all, the Ebola virus — like all viruses — changes over time.

Is it possible that a recent mutation transformed Ebola into something more contagious?


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