FDA Approves First Ebola Treatment

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals received approval for an antibody mixture after testing it on 382 individuals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The trial occurred during the world's second-largest Ebola outbreak, which resulted in over 2200 deaths. The World Health Organization has since declared the outbreak eradicated.

What did Regeneron Pharmaceuticals receive approval for?

• An antibody mixture

• A treatment protocol

• A new vaccine

• A diagnostic test

How many individuals were involved in the testing of the antibody mixture?

• 2200

• 382

• 1000

• 500

Where was the trial for the antibody mixture conducted?

• Nigeria

• South Africa

• Democratic Republic of the Congo

• Kenya

How many people died in the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?

• 3000

• 1500

• 2200

• 500

What did the World Health Organization declare about the Ebola outbreak?

• It was worsening

• It was under control

• It had been eradicated

• It was still ongoing