Covid-19. A new virus. Pandemic declared. I thought I’d take the time to talk about the last epidemic we had. I hope coronavirus does not end up like how Ebola did. After making world headlines in 2014, the Ebola virus has attracted a lot of attention with little evidence for answers. Much of the developed world was lucky enough to be spared of the confusion stemming from this dangerous virus, but why? It turns out, similar to the well-known coronavirus, most viral epidemics started from animals. Beginning in 1976, monkeys and other animals, originating from central Africa, were infected with the original Ebola virus strain. Eventually, these viruses mutated and were able to infect people. From there, the virus spread like wildfire: through the air, water, and especially through contaminated bodily fluids (“Ebola Virus Disease”). The Ebola virus began spreading in 1976 from Central African bats (“Ebola Virus,” 2014). Then in 1989, another outbreak was detected stemming from sharing infected needles and blood contamination. Unfortunately, it was discovered that the contamination occurred in under-funded hospitals. I hope history doesn’t repeat itself…