The authors use the recent outbreak of Ebola in 2014 as an emerging infectious disease case study, discussing its natural history, including the chain of infection; biology; epidemiology and types of epidemiological studies; diagnostic tests, drug treatments, and vaccine development; response to the epidemic, including government policies, safety measures, the logistics of healthcare delivery, social media, and fast-tracking drugs and vaccines; and the future of Ebola and other emerging diseases, including ethical considerations, species jumping, emerging zoonotic diseases, the role of the anti-vaccination movement, the bioterrorist potential of Ebola, sexually transmitted infection, and prevention. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)