Sunday, October 19, 2014

13. The U.S. Military Wages War on Ebola

Russell Berman, an associate editor at The Atlantic, writes about the Ebola crisis and what America and its army is doing to support the cause. The American government sent 4,000 military troops and $750 million dollars in an effort to help those suffering and help contain the epidemic before it spreads even further. The troops are currently helping to construct seven testing labs and 17 treatment facilities, which they hope to have up and running by mid-November. The troops were specially trained for such a situation and are cautiously helping out. U.S. and international health officials have made urgent warnings about the outbreak in West Africa, which has killed more than 3,400 people and infected 7,500 in Liberia, Guinea and Sierra Leone, according to the World Health Organization. This has become an even more urgent matter seeing how Ebola reached American mainland just last week. This is a seriously dangerous epidemic and is why the U.S is taking such precautions and assisting to the best of their abilities, the countries that are suffering from Ebola right now.

Berman writes very informatively and cites credible sources. He explores the common questions that common people would be asking, which adds clarity to the article. He writes in an approving manner, agreeing with the American government’s plans to eradicate this disease. All in all, Berman is simply informing the reader what is happening with the epidemic. 


http://www.theatlantic.com/national/archive/2014/10/the-us-military-wages-war-on-ebola/381197/

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