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Yes. Scientists have developed treatments that improve survival for Ebola virus disease caused by Zaire ebolavirus, especially when patients receive care early. But treatments that work for one species of Ebola virus may not work against all Ebola viruses.

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  • What could we learn by landing humans on Mars?

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    May 29, 2026
    cover art for A Science Strategy for the Human Exploration of Mars
  • Are there proven treatments for Ebola?

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    May 22, 2026
    Virus particle on a red background, illustration.
  • How does Ebola spread from person to person?

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    May 22, 2026
    Light micrograph histologic section showing human liver infected with Ebola virus causing African Hemorrhagic Fever
  • Does the current Ebola vaccine protect against every type of Ebola virus?

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    May 22, 2026
    A doctor in Africa checks the vaccine syringe
  • ¿El cambio climático aumenta la propagación de enfermedades infecciosas?

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    Mar 11, 2026
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  • El cambio climático provocado por los seres hombres está haciendo que el nivel del mar aumente

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    Mar 11, 2026
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  • Is human-driven climate change causing the sea levels to rise?

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    Mar 11, 2026
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  • Does climate change increase the spread of infectious disease?

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    Mar 11, 2026
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  • Are humans causing global warming?

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    Mar 11, 2026
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  • Los seres humanos están causando el calentamiento global

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    Mar 11, 2026
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  • ¿El calentamiento global causa problemas respiratorios?

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    Feb 27, 2026
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  • Does global warming cause breathing problems?

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    Feb 27, 2026
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  • Do wildfires pose serious risks to human health?

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    Sep 8, 2025
    Night long exposure photograph of the Santa Clarita wildfire in CA. The Santa Clarita Valley mountains has drawn firefighters and emergency crews in the hills toward Acton. So far, the fire has burned 38,346 acres.
  • Are contrails harmful to the environment?

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    Aug 22, 2025
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  • Can vitamin A help prevent measles?

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    Jun 5, 2025
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  • Why are native seeds important?

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    May 22, 2025
    Pictured: Dornith Doherty, Sunflowers, 2009, dye coupler lenticular photograph, 29.75 x 48.5 inches. Permanent collection of the National Academy of Sciences. This print was part of the exhibition, Dornith Doherty: Archiving Eden, presented at the National Academy of Sciences in 2019.
  • ¿Cómo saber si tiene COVID-19, VRS o gripe?

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    Oct 30, 2024
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  • Do vitamin C and zinc help prevent or cure RSV?

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    Jul 6, 2023
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