Giant Microbes - Ebola

Ebola is a deadly disease caused by the Ebola virus. Scientists believe that Ebola virus spreads from animals to humans through direct contact with an infected bat or monkey, known as a spillover event. The virus spreads easily from person-to-person and outbreaks happen quickly when friends, family, and healthcare providers caring for Ebola patients come in contact with contaminated body fluids like blood, feces, and saliva. It’s not an air-borne virus, but it can spread through large contaminated droplets or splashing.

Giantmicrobes are based on actual microbes, cells, organisms and other critters, only 1,000,000 times actual size! Each plush microbe includes a printed card with fun, educational and fascinating facts about the actual microbe or cell.