At the funeral of Menindor, as people expressed their grief and touched Menindor and touched one another, some of the particles that had once coated her bare skin were transferred from person to person until the crowd got smeared with Ebola. People got particles on their fingers and hands, on their faces, in their hair and clothing, and in their eyes. Ebola virus moves from one person to the next by following the deepest and most personal ties of love, care, and duty that join people to one another and most clearly define us as human. The virus exploits the best parts of human nature as a
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