Lorenzo Dorr works at the grassroots level to help deliver health services in far-flung areas of Liberia. Courtesy of Last Mile Health hide caption
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Temperatures are taken two ways at Casablanca's airport: with an infrared body scanner (left) and a handheld thermometer (right). Abdeljalil Bounhar/AP hide caption
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Rats are a common sight along the streets of Antananarivo, where trash can go weeks, even months, without being collected. Mike Rajaonarison/Xinhua /Landov hide caption
Dr. Komba Songu M'Briwah, left, talks on the phone while staff members disinfect offices at the Hastings Ebola Treatment Center in Freetown. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption
An Ebola Clinic Figures Out A Way To Start Beating The Odds
Tuesday
India has record no Ebola cases, but the country is on high alert and has quarantined hundreds of travelers from West Africa. This hospital in New Delhi has set up an Intensive Care Unit for potential Ebola patients. Sajjad Hussain/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Women who underwent sterilization surgery at a government-run camp were hospitalized in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh after 13 patients died following the procedure. Anindito Mukherjee/Reuters/Landov hide caption
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You've got a trillion friends in low places: Bacteria in the gut may protect against viruses by signaling their presence to your immune system. Michael DeForge for NPR hide caption
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Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has launched an Ebola donation campaign on the website and tossed in $25 million of his money to help fight the virus. Ben Margot/AP hide caption
Private Ernest Cable was buried in a cemetery in Wimereux, France. He died from dysentery in a hotel turned hospital in the northern French town. Courtesy of Genome Research Ltd hide caption
David Quammen's new book is an extended excerpt of his previous one, Spillover, which explored how dangerous pathogens jump from animals to people. Courtesy of David Quammen hide caption
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Christina Quintanilla, a mother of two, was featured in an NPR story about abortion restrictions in El Salvador. John W. Poole/NPR hide caption
Mariama and Fomba Kanneh play in an open space in Barkedu, Liberia. With schools closed across the country, many kids spend their time playing outside every day. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption
Ebola Today Could Mean Illiteracy Tomorrow In West Africa
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A Kenyan senior citizen leans on his cane. As people age in parts of Africa, they report declining levels of satisfaction with their life. Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
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Members of the activist group ACT UP, which has fought for the rights of people with AIDS, held a demonstration in New York's Times Square in 1992. Andrew Savulich/AP hide caption
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Children play in the West Point neighborhood of Monrovia last week. West Point has been hit hard by Ebola. So local leaders formed their own Ebola task force, which goes door to door looking for cases. John Moore/Getty Images hide caption