My group and I have taken into consideration how the presence of the Ebola Virus has dominated the news headlines internationally in recent months. Due to this, I have taken the time to research how the virus itself was named 'Ebola' and the process taken when naming a virus. Researching information like this is essential within the development of a narrative; in doing so, all of the information presented has been based on fact. Whilst my group and I will alter certain aspects in order to dramatise, we are motivated to make a believeable film about how the public health and scientific response to the pandemic influences mass panic and collapse of social order.
How the Ebola virus was named
The virus was originally going to be named after the village it was first present in. Yet, naming a deadly virus after one location would stigmatise the village and its residents. Another researcher suggested naming the virus after the nearby river to tone down the emphasis on one particular place. Eventually, this was supported which resulted to the Ebola Virus being called 'Ebola'.
Source - http://www.livescience.com/48234-how-ebola-got-its-name.html (LiveScience.com)
My group and I looked at changing the lettering of 'Ebola' and naming our virus after the outcome. The only problem being that it might have been too similar to 'Ebola'; this could create the issue of being inconsiderate to all the helpless victims of the virus. Below is the list of potenital virus names we created by changing the lettering of 'Ebola'.
Lobae -Loaeb - Bolae - Bolea - Boale
