On a hot day, a priest leads a goat to the shade of a tree at a Hindu temple in Colombo, Sri Lanka.Dinuka Liyanawatte /Reuters/Corbishide caption
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Siatta Scott Johnson (at right), who has guided NPR journalists through Liberia and its lingo, advises two girls on how best to carry bananas and bread.Michaeleen Doucleff/NPRhide caption
From 'Big Jues' To 'Tay-Tay Water,' A Quick Guide To Liberian English
Tom Magliozzi, co-host of <em>Car Talk, </em>could opine about driving in far-off places.Courtesy of Car Talkhide caption
Hello 'Car Talk,' I Need A Good Car To Get Around Africa
A town crier rides his moped through the city of Kayes in Mali, using his megaphone to warn people about Ebola. Nick Loomis/Courtesy of Global Post hide caption
At the annual kite festival in Jaipur, India, photographer Stuart Franklin recalls, "I couldn't count the number of people who had kites flying up in the sky from the roofs." Stuart Franklin/Magnum Photo hide caption
The grandchildren of Rebecca "Mama" Barclay walked 2 miles to her burial site in 2011. Gabriel B. Tait for NPR hide caption
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A screenshot from a demo of the Ebola-training video game. Courtesy of Shift Labs hide caption
A police officer stands in front of the Pasteur clinic in Bamako, which was quarantined after a nurse there died from Ebola. Habibou Kouyate /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Peter Thum visited a military base in Rwanda where destruction of small arms took place in 2009. Moises Saman/Courtesy of Fonderie 47 hide caption
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has launched an Ebola donation campaign on the website and tossed in $25 million of his money to help fight the virus. Ben Margot/AP hide caption
Private Ernest Cable was buried in a cemetery in Wimereux, France. He died from dysentery in a hotel turned hospital in the northern French town. Courtesy of Genome Research Ltd hide caption
David Quammen's new book is an extended excerpt of his previous one, Spillover, which explored how dangerous pathogens jump from animals to people. Courtesy of David Quammen hide caption
Nurses assist a new patient at an Ebola center in Liberia's Lofa County. As drug trials get underway, patients may receive experimental medicines. Tommy Trenchard/NPR hide caption
Newborn in an incubator at Greytown Hospital in South Africa in 2009. Wendy Stone/Courtesy of PATH hide caption
Mariama and Fomba Kanneh play in an open space in Barkedu, Liberia. With schools closed across the country, many kids spend their time playing outside every day. Tommy Trenchard for NPR hide caption
Mariam and Amadou, both from Mali, add their voices to the song "Africa Stop Ebola." Sia Kambou /AFP/Getty Images hide caption
Tom Magliozzi, co-host of Car Talk, could opine about driving in far-off places. Courtesy of Car Talk hide caption
Despite recent gains, Virunga's endangered mountain gorilla population is still under threat from poaching. Brent Stirton/Getty Images hide caption
Siatta Scott Johnson (at right), who has guided NPR journalists through Liberia and its lingo, advises two girls on how best to carry bananas and bread. Michaeleen Doucleff/NPR hide caption
Red Cross workers in Guinea carry the body of an Ebola victim to a cemetery full of fresh graves for others who have succumbed to the disease. Kristin Palitza/Corbis hide caption
The Sierra Leone Refugee All-Stars are staying (and playing) in the U.S. until Ebola is under control in their homeland. Jay Dickman hide caption
A Kenyan senior citizen leans on his cane. As people age in parts of Africa, they report declining levels of satisfaction with their life. Roberto Schmidt/AFP/Getty Images hide caption
