1. Ebola's origin: a limited but devasting viral hemorhagic disease of Central Africa -- 2. Ebola's unanticipated arrival in West Africa -- 3. Kenema Government Hospital: from Lassa to Ebola -- 4. Sheik Humarr Khan: leading the fight against ebola in Sierra Leone at Kenema Government Hospital -- 5. ZMapp: the ethics of decision making -- 6. Robert Garry: managing the effort to curtail ebola's curse -- 7. Pardis Sabeti: geneticist tracking ebola's travels and changing profile -- 8. Ebola's curse: impact on the economics of West Africa -- 9. Ebola's scorecard: failure of the WHO and the international community -- Addendum -- Index.