"The recent Ebola epidemic in West Africa killed more than 10,000 people, was the largest Ebola outbreak in history, and terrified people around the world. But what, exactly, is Ebola? What are the symptoms? How is it spead? How is it treated? This text explains this disease and how the latest epidemic changed the way we look at viruses forever" -- Publisher Page 4 of cover.

Ebola at a glance -- Four decades of terror -- Ebola : a brief history -- Anatomy of a deadly disease -- Is it Ebola? -- Treating Ebola virus disease -- Tearing at the social fabric -- Preventative measures -- Looking to the future.