The document discusses the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014 and the ethical dilemmas surrounding experimental drug treatment. It notes that Ebola has no approved cure and scientists have not determined its origin. The outbreak raised questions about whether to give experimental drugs to the sickest patients at highest risk of death or to less sick patients to prevent death. It also discusses issues of responsibility and consent in using unapproved drugs and the social factors contributing to the spread and impact of the outbreak.