Biology project

Biology 101-1 Fall 2014 Project

 Begin here…. http://healthmap.org

1. Watch opening video (1min 45sec) After this video, there are three more to watch:

Pathfinder – Example 2 min 25 sec, Predict – Overview 8 min 10 sec, and Pathfinder – Overview 7 min 02 sec. Each of these is designed to help you become familiar with the HEALTHMAP site.

2. Click on “Outbreaks – current location”. ** You can select your city, country, etc. For this assignment, I want you to have the entire planet as your location. There is a vertical slider for scale on the far left of the map. The slider should be all the way down to get the entire planet. You can slide it up to get closer to a specific area. As of 1400 (2:00 pm 01 Oct 2014, there were 1330 alerts worldwide).

What are the 12 disease categories listed? A ______________ B________________ C _____________ D ______________ E _______________ F _______________G________________H ______________ I _______________ J _______________ K _______________L _______________ Close.

In the section below the link you just clicked, you will see “Alerts”. For example, 213 Respiratory Alerts, 163 Animal Alerts, and so on all the way down to Environmental Alerts. How many alerts are there for each category WORLDWIDE on the date you do your project? DATE:_________________ A __________ B__________ C __________ D __________ E __________ F _________ G_________ H __________ I __________ J ___________ K __________L __________

3. Select any disease alert from any of the disease categories. Example, 33 Fever/Febrile Alerts – 17 Enterovirus alerts. Double-Click on the disease of your choice within the category of your choice. This will show you spots around the world where these alerts are in effect. Select any one of these locations (spots). Click on the location. The next screen will give you a headline and the option to view the full article. Write a citation for the article.

Example: Fischer, TK, AY Nielsen, TV Syndenham, et.al. 2014. Emergence of Enterovirus 71 C4A in Denmark, 2009 to 2013. Eurosurveillance, Vol 19, Issue 38, 25 September 2014. Viewed online 01 October 2014.

4. Copy/paste the abstract or the first paragraph of the article if no abstract exists, into your paper.

Enterovirus (EV) 71 has emerged as a primary cause of severe neurologic enterovirus infection in the aftermath of the global polio eradication effort. Eleven subgenotypes of EV71 exist, the C4 subgenotype being associated with large outbreaks in Asia with high mortality rates. This subgenotype has rarely been reported in Europe. In the period between 1 January 2009 and 31 December 2013 a total of 1,447 EV positive samples from 1,143 individuals were sent to the Statens Serum Institute (SSI), and 938 samples from 913 patients were genotyped at the Danish National World Health Organization Reference laboratory for Poliovirus at SSI. Echovirus 6 (E06) (n=141 patients), echovirus 30 (E30) (n=114), coxsackievirus A6 (CA06) (n=96) and EV71 (n=63) were the most prevalent genotypes. We observed a shift in circulating EV71 subgenotypes during the study period, with subgenotype C4 dominating in 2012. A total of 34 EV71 patients were found to be infected with strains of the C4 subgenotype, and phylogenetic analysis revealed that they belonged to the C4a lineage. In our study, the proportions of cases with cerebral and/or sepsis-like symptoms were similar in those affected by C4a (19/34) and those with C1 and C2 (15/35). The majority (n=30) of the 34 EV71 C4 cases were children ≤5 years of age, and males (n=22) were over-represented. Continued EV surveillance is required to monitor the spread of EV71 C4 in Denmark and the rest of Europe.

Answer these questions from the abstract:

What is the disease and location? Enterovirus – Denmark

Name 1-3 things you can learn about the disease from the abstract (or article).

A.

B.

C.

5. Go back to the healthmap.org home page.

Select another disease category and another disease. Repeat the previous steps for this disease.

Example, Vectorborne Alerts (904 alerts) – Dengue (633 alerts)

Click on the disease to see the spots around the world map. Select one of these spots.

Click on the headline to get the article. Write a citation for the article.

Citation – McGovern, Matt. 2014. Health Department reminds public to take precautions for mosquito control. KGNS.tv. posted 25 September 2014 1848 (6:48 pm). Viewed 01 October 2014.

Copy/past the abstract or first paragraph

LAREDO, TEXAS (City of Laredo) - The City of Laredo Health Department wants to remind the public to take precautions and exercise measures for mosquito control to prevent Dengue and West Nile Virus (WNV) infections.

6. List three details about the disease that you can learn from the article. 

A.

B.

C.

7. What is your major? ___________________________. How might you use the information in this site in your major? Put some thought into this question!!

Your essay is to be no more than 1 page, single spaced, 12 pt font with 1” margins. You may have an additional space between paragraphs.