Readers know that Ebola makes for a terrifying threat in novels. Whether the characters are endangered by it as a flesh-eating disease or the bad guys are plotting bioterrorism with it, most people are only familiar with the virus as a plot contrivance in a book.
Once Ebola stepped off the page, though, and became a global concern – or panic, if you will – conflicting information AND conflicting attitudes began to emerge.
From internet memes to emergency response plans to polarizing opinions on how to handle the disease … the topic of Ebola is front and center in many places around the world.
