Microbiologist and Pierce College professor Margarethe Cooper will lead an Ebola readiness event called Dispelling Myths About Ebola on Nov. 20, at 4:30 p.m., in the Center for Sciences Lecture Hall.
The Ebola epidemic of 2014 is the largest in history and has primarily affected the residents of West Africa, according to the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Dispelling Myths About Ebola will inform the students and faculty of Pierce College on the history and current state of the Ebola virus, as well as ways to prepare for a potential outbreak.
Beth Benne, Pierce’s Director of Health Center, will also speak at the event to inform students how to prepare for an outbreak.
“About two thirds of the presentation is going to be about the history of the disease, the biology behind the disease,” Benne said.
“My role really is to inform on what the health center is doing to prepare for any possibility,” Benne said. “Right now we’re getting ready. We follow the health department’s protocol.”
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Along with Cooper, Benne will inform students and faculty on how to prepare for an outbreak, and how the Student Health Center is preparing.