Eventos
The first outbreak of the Marburg virus
A monkey wearhouse worker
becomes infected, out of 31 infected
only 7 diedEbola Sudan Emerges
Mr.Yu.G. becomes infected
with the virus
Where starts bleedin
g from all orifices of his body and infect many.
This goes unnoticed for several years afterward.Yambuku Mission Hospital - September 25, 1976
Someone infected with Ebola Zaire
enters the Yambuku Hospital. Assisted by
unclean syringes, the virus explodes
from the
hospital and into 50 nearby v
illages. A nurse named Mayinga is infected.Panic Begins Zaire - October 13, 1976
Nurse Mayinga travels to
Kinshasa to get treatment at the Mama Yemo Hospital.
Quickly the disease begins to spread
through the city, causing a
national panic.
The military is sent into action to stop the infection.Monet Reaches Niarobi Hospital - Jan 11 1980
Charles Monet arrives at Niarobi Hospital f
eeling very unwell.
He suddenly collapses in the waiting room and begins bleeding profusely.
He is rushed to Shem Musoke who is infected with the virus after treating Monet.
Monet dies but Musoke survives
and the infection does not spread from thereCharles Monet Visits Mount Elgon - Dec 25, 1979
Charles Monet visits Mount
Elgon with his friend.
During his time there he entered
Kitum Cave, the suspected
breeding ground of Marburg and
Ebloa. A few days later he begins showing symptoms.Nancy Jaax's Close Call - Aug 26 1983
Nancy Jaax, a USAMRIID officer,
has a close encounter with the
Ebola virus. Her suit is breached and
blood enters the inner parts of her suit.
Fearful that the virus entered through a cut on her hand,
she quickly leaves biocontainment and
stripped her suit. She is relieved to
discover the blood did not breach the last layer of her suit.Ebola is Airborne - Oct 10, 1983
Ebola is orginally believed to
transmit through blood only.
On this day, however, monkeys across
the room from the infected monkeys
begin becoming sick. When they begin
dying, it is discovered that Ebola
travel through the airThe Cardinal Strain - Sep 2, 1987.
A boy named Peter Cardinal dies from an unknown virus.
Gene Johnson is sent to Kenya to investigate.
Upon further investigation
it is revealed that Cardinal visited
Kitum Cave, the same one Charles Monet
visited before dying of MarburgReston Monkey House - Oct 4, 1989
The Reston Monkey House,
owned by Bill Volt, begins to see
deaths with
their monkeys.
USAMRIID investigates and
discovers a hot virus is spreading
through the complex.
The military and CDC are alertedPeríodos
The Hot Zone
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