A continuing series with sidebars, further readings, and web site addresses explores different diseases found throughout the world to show the science behind how disease-causing organisms affect the body.

Gives a history of the appearance of the Ebola and Marburg viruses and details the characteristics of the Ebola virus and techniques used to research it. Ebola, or hemorrhagic fever (Ebola HF), is a disease that affects both humans and nonhuman primates,including monkeys, gorillas, and chimpanzees.Gives a history of the appearance of the Ebola and Marburg viruses and details the characteristics of the Ebola virus and techniques used to research it.