The Ebola epidemic is one of the major current concerns in the world. Ebola is an infectious disease that originates from the Ebola virus and can lead to death if left untreated. The disease can, however, be managed by treating the patient. Ebola is a disease that is a major concern in the sub-Saharan African kingdom and the North American kingdom, but it is beginning to be sufficiently treated in the North American kingdom. Ebola sparked its first epidemic in West Africa. According to the World Health Organization (2014) “Ebola first occurred in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks, one in Nzara, Sudan..., and Yambuku, Democratic Republic of Congo. .. [and the] last one occurred in a village near the Ebola River, from which the disease takes its name." The disease has also started to spread to countries such as Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia (which are countries in West Africa). The United States of America experienced its first case of Ebola on September 30, 2014, when a man returning from Liberia was diagnosed. suffering from the disease in Dallas, Texas (CDC 2014). The man showed no symptoms until arriving in the United States. He died on October 8. Two other cases occurred in Dallas; the two health workers who treated the first U.S. Ebola patient have tested positive for the disease. The last recent case of Ebola in the United States occurred in New York; an aid worker returning from Guinea tested positive. According to the World Health Organization, the reason there are many Ebola outbreaks in West Africa is because these countries have "very weak health systems, lacking human and infrastructural resources, n having recently emerged from a long period of conflict and instability. A hum…… middle of paper……April 2014)”. The Ebola outbreak reminds the United States that other countries are here to work with it and come together to prevent a rapidly growing disease. The CDC is partnering with programs in other countries, such as the Global Centers for Disease Detection and the Field Epidemiology Training Program, that aim to stop the Ebola virus. Information systems will become stronger, more partnerships dedicated to stopping outbreaks will be formed, and laboratory security will also expand. The author of the newspaper can only agree with this. Overall, the United States is doing its part to stop Ebola. West Africa is doing better and better in dealing with the virus and, with our help, it has a chance of eliminating the virus. Technology is improving, treatments for patients are increasing, and the world is becoming more and more aware of the situation. The Ebola virus will be eliminated and defeated.