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Task 2 C228
Angela Lang
Western Governors University
December 7, 2025
Community Outbreak
A. Chosen Communicable Disease
The Ebola Virus Disease had an outbreak in 2014 to 2016 and crossed international
borders, including Africa and the United States
B. Description of Chosen International Outbreak
In December 2013, an 18-month-old child contracted the Ebola Virus Disease from bats,
in a small village in Guinea, a country in Africa. However, at the time, it was not known that the
disease was actually Ebola. The child’s symptoms included vomiting, fever and black stool,
which can indicate a number of different conditions. Health officials in the area posted an official
medical alert on January 24, 2014 after 5 more people contracted the disease, but they called the
disease “unknown.” It was not until March 2014, when the Pasteur Institute of France confirmed