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Besides posing a threat to the international community, Ebola also threatens the small businesses. A small shop, called Bridal and Formal, is one of those shops that is deeply affected by that virulent disease. Since a nurse who lives in Dallas looked for a dress for three hours, the shop is closed until the 4th of October. This information shows that ebola is one of the reasons why demand would decrease for a small business. In order to establish a new market equilibrium point, the quantity of supply in the market will be decreased, therefore the market will be fully affected by a case of Ebola in a particular area.

Europe has had it's first Ebola victim. The disease has killed 3,400 people since March, in Madrid the on October 6th locals are worried about how quickly this will spread. Especially considering that the disease has mutated and is now airborne. Spain worries about the competence of their doctors

There is no supply of an Ebola vaccine to date and it's starting to become an issue. The CDC's emergency budget has been cut, and it's becoming an issue. We really need to think about how we are allocating our money and how we are going to get rid of Ebola in our country.

This is a relevant subject matter since ebola has begun to spread, a lack of a vaccine is definitely concerning. This raises the question on how much money the government should be allowing for medical research versus for millitary defenses which is an example of opportunity cost, as well as the demand for a cure as well as for security.