Ebola Virus In Emily St. John Mendel's

Great pandemics and epidemics have occurred all throughout our world’s history. They have destroyed civilizations, devastated families, and took away innocent people’s lives. A pandemic refers to a spread of a highly infectious disease usually worldwide, while on the other hand; epidemics are much more contained and can permanently damage a city. Two of the most well known, and most deadly viruses that are around today are the Influenza and Ebola viruses. Both of these viruses have proven over time that they are not to be fooled around with, and often times have sent strong nations scrambling for survival. In Emily St. John Mandel’s science fiction novel Station Eleven, she shows us what life could be like if our population was to be swept away by disease. In this story, a highly lethal …show more content…
John Mendel’s science fiction novel Station Eleven, a virus coined the Georgia Flu sweeps across the world, killing off almost ninety-nine percent of the global population. The virus leaves the lucky survivors, who were blessed with somewhat perfect genetics to make them immune, to fight constantly to hang on to their lives. In the world after the pandemic, people must scavenge for food and shelter, and hold tightly to the things that mean the most to them. In many ways, the Georgia Flu is similar to both the Influenza and the Ebola viruses. All three of these lethal diseases have the power to wipe out whole civilizations, and damage life on Earth forever. They make us think about what would happen to us if another pandemic suddenly swept across the globe, and if we would be one of the few to be blessed with survival. We wonder if our advanced medical system would be capable of limiting and containing the disease, or if it would fail us when we need it most. The Influenza, Ebola, and even the Georgia Flu are all examples of what our civilization will be faced with when the next pandemic strikes, and it is up to us to stand up and fight for our