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Kitum Cave is located on Mt.Elgon a volcano on the border of Kenya and Uganda northeast of Lake Victoria.It has been implicated in containing a vector (possibly bats)of Marburg Virus(a hemmorhagic virus similar to Ebola)that caused the deaths of 2 visitors to the cave.
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What is the name of the deepest cave system on earth?
Krubera Cave (aka Voronya Cave).
What are cave formation made around grains of sand?
cave pearls
What cave formations are formed from water drippings on the cave floor?
stalagmites
What is the largest cave on earth?
Hang Son Doong Cave is not longer than Mammoth Cave in Kentucky which is over 362 miles long. Instead Hang Son Doong Cave has the largest cave passage in terms of height and width measuring 200m high and 150m wide. The previous record holder, Deer Cave in Sarwark, Malaysia, which is 100m high and 90m wide.
A funnel-shaped depression of limestone dissolved by rain is called a cave?
I'd probably call it a "sinkhole" instead. It may lead to a cave, but the depression itself is not a cave.
Who died in Kitum Cave in the book The Hot Zone?
Nobody
What is the significance of Kitum Cave and why did the viruses thrive there?
I have atheory about Kitum Cave's importance. DISCLAIMER: IT IS JUST AN EDUCATED GUESS! #1: You see, viruses, like bacteria, can die, OR, suffer damage in prolonged exposure to sunlight. They also grow better in damp conditions. Thus, Kitum Cave is an utopia for microorganisms and bats. It has been proved that bats RARELY have trace amounts of filoviruses (Marburg and Ebola). The infected bats then fly out of the cave at night, possibly chomping on someone, or defecate in their homes, and fly back into Kitum Cave at dawn.#2: Another possibility is that elephants could become carriers for Ebola/Marburg. And in the book, The Hot Zone, it said that elephants live there part time. So, the elephants get filoviruses, don't die from it, go back out into the jungle, and infect monkeys, bats, humans, etc, etc.#3: The people who contracted Marburg may have accidentally cut themselves somewhere in the cave.#4: Contaminated water.I hope that these theories serve you well.
How did Charles monet been exposed to a level 4 virus?
he could have been exposed to it through the bat guano he in countered while exploring kitum cave. Also i am a sexy beast
What are cave entrances called?
Cave entrances are typically called cave mouths, cave openings, or cave portals.
if you don't now where it is the cave?
Where the cave is answer question cave. This is answer to question which is clearly written out. Cave is where don't know cave.
What is the mouth of a cave?
The mouth of a cave is the entrance to the cave
When did Genille Cave-Browne-Cave die?
Genille Cave-Browne-Cave died in 1929.
When was Genille Cave-Browne-Cave born?
Genille Cave-Browne-Cave was born in 1869.
When was Cave-Browne-Cave Baronets created?
Cave-Browne-Cave Baronets was created in 1641.
When was Frances Cave-Browne-Cave born?
Frances Cave-Browne-Cave was born in 1876.
When did Frances Cave-Browne-Cave die?
Frances Cave-Browne-Cave died in 1965.
What is an entrance to a cave called?
An entrance to a cave is called a cave mouth or cave opening.
