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Ebola Virus Outbreak: Surviving The Disease Depends On The Genes That You Have, Scientists Say
Fears of the ebola virus outbreak is spreading faster than the disease itself. After killing around 4.922 people in six West African countries this year, the disease has now traveled to the United States. Panic is taking over some American households. Different measures were taken by citizens, some are even staying away from places where they thought someone who contracted the disease passed by. However, according to scientists from universities in Washington and California as well as the National Institute of Health in Montana, a person can be saved depending on his own genes.
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