(NIGERIAN JOURNAL OF SOCIAL STUDIES, 2015) Ogunbunmi, O. A.; Akinyoola, Niyi
Diseases are not strange to humans and human beings are not strange to diseases. The latest challenge and threat of the Ebola pandemic is, however, alarming. This paper examined the Ebola pandemic in historical perspective since its first discovery in 1976. Primary and secondary sources were synthesized in writing this paper. Findings revealed that the Ebola pandemic is a serious danger to the continued existence of humanity; if not properly managed. It was recommended that proactive measures should be employed by government all over the world to check this new challenge.