Question

She took up a scalpel and slit the monkey's abdomen, making a slow and gentle cut, keeping the blade well away from her gloved fingers. The spleen was puffed up and tough, leathery, like a globe of smoked salami. She did not see any bloody lesions inside this monkey. She had expected that the monkey's interior would be a lake of blood, but no, this monkey looked all right, it had not bled into itself. If the animal had died of Ebola, this was not a clear case. She opened up the intestine. There was no blood inside it. The gut looked okay. Then she examined the stomach. There she found a ring of bleeding spots at the junction between the stomach and the small intestine. This could be a sign of Ebola, but it was not a clear sign. It could also be a sign of simian fever, not Ebola. Therefore, she could not confirm the presence of Ebola virus in this animal based on a visual inspection of the internal organs during necropsy. Which statement best summarizes the central idea of this paragraph? A. It is difficult to identify Ebola in dead specimens.
B. Performing a necropsy is a tedious procedure.
C. Signs of simian fever and Ebola can be similar.
D. Ebola has unusual effects on infected monkeys.

Answer 1

Answer:

C- Signs of simian fever and Ebola can be similar.

Explanation:

Sometimes diseases can have similar sintoms and effects on the bodies of animals, perhaps the doctor performing the necropsy would have to make further studies to prove which was the cause of death of the monkey.

Answer 2

Signs of simian fever and Ebola can be similar, the statement that best summarizes the central idea of the given paragraph.

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Simian fever, also denoted as hemorrhagic fever, is usually one of the symptoms found in monkey's body. It causes a lot of bleeding, both internal and external in the body. Internally it happens in organs like kidneys and lungs.

But if it happens in the blood stream it usually stops the bleeding. Doctor is examining in various ways to find the reason of monkey's death. Also, she can't be confirm about the Ebola virus presence by the necropsy process.  So, option c tells the main message behind the paragraph.