Gallery: Ebola Survivors May Be the Key to Treatment—For Almost Any Disease

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    Ebola virus in Sierra Leone

    People who have displayed symptoms associated with Ebola are quarantined in a Red Cross tent at Kenema Governmental Hospital, Sierra Leone, on August 23, 2014.
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    Ebola virus in Sierra Leone

    A nurse selects a pair of protective goggles before going on duty to help Ebola patients in Kenema, Sierra Leone on August 23, 2014.
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    Ebola virus in Sierra Leone

    A health worker stands next to the chloric water he uses to sanitize quarantined areas in Kenema, Sierra Leone on August 23, 2014.
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    Ebola virus in Sierra Leone

    A worker at Kenema Governmental Hospital in Sierra Leone, on August 23, 2014.
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    Ebola virus in Sierra Leone

    Health workers stand near quarantine areas for Ebola patients in Kenema Governmental Hospital in Sierra Leone on August 23, 2014.
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