Last year, an outbreak of Ebola, the deadly hemorrhagic fever with no known cure, ravaged three countries in West Africa. This outbreak, which is still ongoing, has so far claimed more than 11,000 lives.
Even as Ebola ravages West Africa, the world is simultaneously battling deadly outbreaks of plague, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), and avian influenza. Here at home there is a cholera outbreak that started early this year and has now been reported in 16 counties across the country.