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1. Anabel Montoya Sánchez
INGLÉS 2014
The Ebola 1 outbreak in West Africa was first reported in March 2014, and has rapidly
become the deadliest occurrence of the disease since its discovery in 1976. In fact,
the current epidemic sweeping across the region has now killed more than all other
known Ebola outbreaks combined.
Up to 14 October, 4,555 people had been reported as having died from the 2 disease
in five countries; Liberia, Guinea, Sierra Leone, Nigeria and the United States. The total
number of reported cases is in excess of 9,216. The World Health Organisation
(WHO) admits the 3 figures are underestimates and warns there could be as many as
20,000 cases by November if efforts to tackle the outbreak are not stepped up.
In August, the United Nations health agency declared an "international public health
emergency", saying that a co-ordinated response was essential to halt the spread of
the virus.
The Spanish nursing assistant Teresa Romero became the first person to contract
Ebola outside of Africa after treating two infected missionaries in Madrid. There is
no single explanation for why Romero seems to have been able to overcome the virus.
The current outbreak has a mortality rate of 70 percent, and one in three people is
cured despite the 4 scarcity of health services in those countries.
Romero received two experimental treatments simultaneously – plasma from a nurse
who 5 overcame the disease and an antiviral drug – making it difficult to ascertain how
each measure might have contributed to helping cure her.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-28755033
http://elpais.com/elpais/2014/10/20/inenglish/1413786270_661283.html

2. Anabel Montoya Sánchez
1. Link each of the words/expressions below to a word/expression in the column
(as numbered in the text) (1 mark)
DEFICIENCY – BURST – NUMBERS – SICKNESS - DEFEAT
1. Outbreak and...
2. Disease and…
3. Figures and…
4. Scarcity and…
5. Overcome and…
2. Reading comprehension
2.1 Choose the best option (0.75 marks)
a. The Ebola epidemic all over the world caused the highest mortality rate in 1976
b. The Ebola epidemic, which was firstly detected in 1979, has killed more than any
other illnesses
c. People who have been reported as having died from Ebola are from West Africa
d. Although Ebola burst in West Africa, people had been reported as having died from
the disease in the United States and Spain too.
2.2 Choose the best option (0.75 marks)
a. A Spanish nursing assistant has been the first person to become infected outside of
Africa after providing medical care to two infected missionaries.
b. Teresa Romero is the first person to contract Ebola after treating two infected
missionaries in Africa.
c. Romero is the first person to overcome the virus despite the lack of health services
in Spain.
d. Two missionaries In Madrid have been able to overcome the virus.
3. Complete the sentences using information from the text (2 marks)
a. Ebola, which…
b. In 1976…
c. According to The World Health Organisation…
d. Teresa Romero,
4. Complete each gap with one or more adequate words (1.5 marks)
The disease 1 …………… disturbingly infectious in the sense that an Ebola patient is a
significant risk: 2 …………the patient’s symptoms worsen, the patient 3 ……………….. begin
projectile vomiting and experiencing explosive diarrhea — and those fluids have the capability
4 ………………. infect others. Simply being breathed on doesn’t appear to infect anyone 5
…………………. Ebola, but droplets expelled by an Ebola patient — say, 6 ……………… the
person sneezes — could theoretically transmit the disease.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/dandiamond/2014/10/16/ebolas
5. Explain the main concerns regarding the Ebola virus. You are expected to draw
information from the text, but please use your own words (25-50) (2 marks)
6. Dou you think the Spanish nursing assistant would have died In Africa? Why?
Please, use your own ideas and your own words (25-50) (2 marks)

3. Anabel Montoya Sánchez