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The document discusses the Ebola outbreak in West Africa in 2014. It notes that Ebola virus has no cure and is responsible for high mortality in Africa. The World Health Organization's use of experimental drugs to treat Ebola patients raises an ethical dilemma about whether to treat the sickest patients most at risk of death or those who are less sick. The document expresses concern that Ebola has not been adequately addressed by science, though its origins are still unknown. It also questions differences in treatment and outcomes between African and Western patients.

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Pedagogía Media en Inglés ASSIGNMENT 3 ERROR ANALYSIS IN L2 WRITING STUDENT’S NAME: María de los Angeles Betancur Murillo. SECC.: ED1106C_01 2 November, 2014
“THE EBOLA OUTBREAK” The video “The Ebola outbreak” made by BBC 6 Minute English, in August 28th, 2014 from “LinkEngPark” states that Ebola virus, discovered in 1976, do not have any cure yet and it is responsible for the high increment of mortality in Africa, mainly on the West side. Thus, WHO (World Health Organisation) and the uses of experimental drugs have introduced a dilemma of big proportions to the humanity: Is it better to apply the medications to the sickest people with death risk or to those who are not so sick to die? When considering this dilemma it is important to have in mind that these drugs have not been approved, and their side effects are unknown. In my opinion, Ebola virus has not been treated with the relevance that it demands by the science. Because even when currently technology allows experts to develop medicine and health by leaps and bounds, scientists are not able to prevent this mortal virus. In fact, Ebola’s origin and causes have not been found yet; although specialists postulate that it is caused by some type of bats from Republic of Congo. But does Ebola virus win the fight against modern science? I really do not think so. Furthermore, I felt intrigued by the event that people are dying in places that are widely known because of their overpopulation and poorness (among others negative factors). This idea made me think about governments, society and racism due to the fact that Ebola virus has killed black people only. Being that, a little quantity of white people has been infected they are always cured, as some popular cases that happened in USA and Spain; while, on West Africa (Guinea, Liberia ad Sierra Leone) a half of the population has been infected with death results. It is important to take in account that the use of non-approved drugs to cure this class of diseases is applied under certain conditions only. On the one hand, it is necessary to sign a waiver which states that governments and doctors are not considered liable for unexpected consequences. Does it mean that responsibility is just charged to sick people? And, what happen if those people are too sick to sign the permission? They are doomed to die sadly abandoned by everyone. On the other hand, it is essential to decide if it is better to
apply medications to the sickest with death risk or to who are not so sick to die, which affirms an ethic-social trouble difficult to solve.

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Maríadelos angeles betancur3

  • 1. Pedagogía Media en Inglés ASSIGNMENT 3 ERROR ANALYSIS IN L2 WRITING STUDENT’S NAME: María de los Angeles Betancur Murillo. SECC.: ED1106C_01 2 November, 2014
  • 2. “THE EBOLA OUTBREAK” The video “The Ebola outbreak” made by BBC 6 Minute English, in August 28th, 2014 from “LinkEngPark” states that Ebola virus, discovered in 1976, do not have any cure yet and it is responsible for the high increment of mortality in Africa, mainly on the West side. Thus, WHO (World Health Organisation) and the uses of experimental drugs have introduced a dilemma of big proportions to the humanity: Is it better to apply the medications to the sickest people with death risk or to those who are not so sick to die? When considering this dilemma it is important to have in mind that these drugs have not been approved, and their side effects are unknown. In my opinion, Ebola virus has not been treated with the relevance that it demands by the science. Because even when currently technology allows experts to develop medicine and health by leaps and bounds, scientists are not able to prevent this mortal virus. In fact, Ebola’s origin and causes have not been found yet; although specialists postulate that it is caused by some type of bats from Republic of Congo. But does Ebola virus win the fight against modern science? I really do not think so. Furthermore, I felt intrigued by the event that people are dying in places that are widely known because of their overpopulation and poorness (among others negative factors). This idea made me think about governments, society and racism due to the fact that Ebola virus has killed black people only. Being that, a little quantity of white people has been infected they are always cured, as some popular cases that happened in USA and Spain; while, on West Africa (Guinea, Liberia ad Sierra Leone) a half of the population has been infected with death results. It is important to take in account that the use of non-approved drugs to cure this class of diseases is applied under certain conditions only. On the one hand, it is necessary to sign a waiver which states that governments and doctors are not considered liable for unexpected consequences. Does it mean that responsibility is just charged to sick people? And, what happen if those people are too sick to sign the permission? They are doomed to die sadly abandoned by everyone. On the other hand, it is essential to decide if it is better to
  • 3. apply medications to the sickest with death risk or to who are not so sick to die, which affirms an ethic-social trouble difficult to solve.