During the dry season, human waste makes the water putrid along the floating village of Prek Toal on Tonle Sap Lake. Courtesy of Taber Hand hide caption
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The dengue virus has an icosahedral shape, similar to the pattern on a soccer ball. Antibodies stop the virus by binding to its surface. Laguna Design/Science Source hide caption
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Members of the community in New Georgia Signboard greet President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf Monday for the launch of the Ebola Must Go! campaign. John W. Poole/NPR hide caption
'Ebola Must Go' — And So Must Prejudice Against Survivors
Friday
A worker puts the finishing touches on the dividers that will separate patients at the community care center in the Port Loko district of Sierra Leone. David Gilkey/NPR hide caption
World's Slow Response To Ebola Leaves Sierra Leone Villages Scrambling
Thursday
Makutu Jabateh hugs her daughter, Mabana Konneh, 5, as the little girl returns home to her neighborhood in Jacobstown, Monrovia. John W. Poole/NPR hide caption
For Ebola Orphans In Liberia, It's A Bittersweet New Beginning
Wednesday
HIV is like a jack-in-the-box: When it binds to a cell, its shell (yellow) pops open, and its genetic material (reds) comes out. Eye of Science/Science Source hide caption
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Viruses can spread through the air in two ways: inside large droplets that fall quickly to the ground (red), or inside tiny droplets that float in the air (gray). In the first route, called droplet transmission, the virus can spread only about 3 to 6 feet from an infected person. In the second route, called airborne transmission, the virus can travel 30 feet or more. Adam Cole/NPR hide caption
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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