5 Things You Need to Know Before Talking to Your Kids About the Ebola Outbreak

One of the first outbreaks of the virus occurred along the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of Congo back in 1976. At the time, it was believed that bats in the area harbored the virus and they infected humans. A recent outbreak in Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Guinea has received a lot of media attention over the past few months.

Last week, a man who traveled to Dallas from Liberia tested positive for the virus. Though he passed the screen for the virus before boarding the plane, he began showing symptoms after arriving in the US.