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A brand new disease has appeared in the jungles of the rainforest region of Brazil. People inflicted with the diseaseinitially develop a fever, gastrointestinal discomfort, and a rashall over their bodies. Within five days, patients suffer nausea andvomiting, diarrhea, and flaking of the outer layers of skin.Although some patients spontaneously recover, in many cases thefever spikes and the patient dies. It is estimated that the diseasehas a 75% mortality rate.
The World Heath Organization is extremely concerned about thisnew disease. You are a microbiologist sent with their team oftop-level scientists to study the disease. Your job is to find thecausative agent.
a.) How will you do this? (HINT: Think about the possible waysthat the disease could be transmitted.)
b.) How will you establish a connection between a new suspectbacteria that has just been found and the occurrence of thedisease?
c.) What steps will you take to prevent the disease fromspreading to other areas?

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