Hydraulic fracturing, commonly called fracking, is a drilling technique used for extracting oil or natural gas from deep underground. Fracking is a hotly debated environmental and political issue.
Ebola Virus Name. Ebola virus got its name from the river where the first outbreak emerged-the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) in Africa. In 1976 simultaneous outbreaks occurred in Sudan and Zaire causing hundreds of deaths.Infact more than 400 people were killed.bola Virus Name. Ebola virus got its name from the river where the first outbreak emerged-the Ebola River in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (formerly Zaire) in Africa. In 1976 simultaneous outbreaks occurred in Sudan and Zaire causing hundreds of deaths. Infact more than 400 people were killed.
There are five known strains of the Ebola virus, each named for the location of their first recorded outbreak. Ebola-Zaire was the first strain to raise alarm bells in 1976, when it infected 318 people in what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo, killing 280.