New virus contained?

We often hear about diseases or viruses, like malaria, AIDS, dengue fever, etc. Then we assume that these must be the most lethal outbreaks, and we do whatever we can to avoid catching them. But we don't know that there are other viruses out there that can be more or as deadly. 

One such example is the recent case in South Africa, where 4 people were caught and died of this virus in just a few days. This virus causes hemorrhagic fevers, which results in flu like symptoms, digestive problems, rashes that resemble the measles, and finally to respiratory and circulatory system failures. It is still unknown how the first victim got affected with this virus, but these types of viruses (arenavirus) are found in rodents' waste and can infect us as we inhale these harmful micro-organisms. The others who were infected were simply around the person who was ill: the paramedic, the nurses, and a person who was cleaning the room. So far, the outbreak seems to be well under control and the authorities are still trying to name this new virus. 

This article does not show any form of unfair opinion on the topic and is a pretty factual piece. It is just to inform us of the new outbreaks that are happening around the world that we should be aware of, and therefor it is reasonable to trust the information that is given.

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Airstrike Kills 9 Afghan Troops

Yet another article about a shooting of Afghan soldiers by a US-led coalition, it sends a message to the rest of the world about the current members of the army in the States. The story doesn't seek to explain in detail about how this incident occurred, but rather to illustrate a problem that seems to pass most of us by. It states that this shooting was a case of mistaken identity on both sides, which might lead us to believe that is just another biased article trying to cover up the mistakes that the US soldiers seem to make continuously, without fail. As we read on, it gives us a few more examples of similar situations that have occurred in the recent past. Examples such as one when more than 90 Afghan civilians in a suspected Taliban compound were killed, and how the soldiers involved tried to argue that the death toll was within 5 to 7 people. Since this example given in the text doesn't appear to be trying to conceal any of the soldiers' wrongdoings, we can assume that the article is most likely not influenced by personal bias. So as to not seem like all the blame is being put on the US side, the story also includes an incident when the fault wasn't solely the American soldiers'. Either way, the article brings out an important factor in solving conflict, which is to avoid any misunderstanding between the two sides. 

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