Transcript Fight the Bite - Maine South High School

Fight the Bite
By: Tiffany Bartley &
Danny Colapietro
What is the West Nile Virus?
• The West Nile Virus is a disease that affects
the nervous system.
• It was first detected in the western
hemisphere in 1999 and since then 46 states
have been affected and over 9,800 people
have been diagnosed.
• West Nile is transmitted to humans through
mosquito bites but is not contagious.
Where does it come from?
• “In 1937 the disease
was first found in Africa,
West Asia, and the
Middle East”(U.S
Department of Interior).
• The disease is spread
by different types of
species of mosquitoes,
birds, and even in one
case a horse.
• This common flying insect
can be found throughout
the world. There are many
different kinds of
mosquitoes.
• Females drink blood and
the nectar of plants while
the males only drink the
nectar.
• When bitten by a female
mosquito, she injects a anticlotting chemical into her
prey. She finds her victims
by sight, smell, and heat.
But not all types bite
humans.
The Mosquito
Body of Mosquito
Mosquitos -- EnchantedLearning.com
Symptoms
• Most people who are infected by the
virus experience no symptoms or mild
flu-like symptoms.
• People who are at high risk are
elderly and those with lowered
immune systems.
• The symptoms appear within 2-14
days after the bite of the mosquito.
High fever
Paralysis
Muscle weakness
Neck stiffness
tremors
More Symptoms
Skin rash
Head and body
aches
coma
Less than 1% develop
meningitis or encephalitis
How are the symptoms
treated?
• “There is no specific treatment for the virus or
vaccine to prevent it. But to treat the
symptoms they use these
treatments”{http://westnilemaps.usgs.gov/backround.html}.
Severe sickness could result in being hospitalized
Drinking lots of fluids
Respiratory support
Prevention of infection
Good nursing care
To Reduce the Risk
• Avoid being outdoors while mosquitoes
are out.
• Make sure doors and windows have tight
fitting screens.
• Wear socks, shoes, long pants, and long
sleeve shirts while outdoors.
• Avoid wetlands where mosquitoes thrive.
• Use insect repellant while outdoors.
Pinning the Blame
According to Corbin-Mark, the spread
of mosquito borne illness, West Nile Virus,
and the northern migration of insects
borne tropical diseases are caused by
increased global warming.
“Because our global climate is getting
hotter and our communities are getting
hotter, there is not opportunity for things
to die off the way they normally do in
nature,” Corbin-Mark.
In the play, The Crucible, the cause of
everyone’s problems seems to lead to one
person, one mosquito. Abigail is causing
riots and chaos by accusing all the innocent
people around her. People, such as Mary
Warren, don’t dare to disagree with her
because she knows the consequences. No
one wants to be near Abigail because she is
the infected one. She is the one that has all
the power to either bite you or let you go
free.
Abagail Witch or Mosquito?
Abagail is the mosquito. When
she strikes, she injects her victim
with dishonesty and fear. The girls
that follow Abigail have been
infected with these simple traits
that keep this virus thriving at its
highest peak.
At a lake in Colorado last
summer, 47-year-old Pleasanton water
skier Richelle Matli was in such good
shape that she knew she had a shot at the
national championships, only two weeks
away in Texas. She was bitten by a
mosquito and then it all went downhill
from there.
Instead of taking a trip to
Houston, she had to be hospitialized for a
mysterious virus.She was diagnosed for
the West Nile Virus. Matli appeared to
have come down with a rare form of the
disease which they now call acute flaccid
paralysis, or West Nile poliomyelitis. This
type of virus tends to affect healthy
people.
“West
Nile virus
affected
3,000
residents
and killed
67.
Nationwide,
the
outbreak
killed 264”
(Russell).
"I went into the hospital
under my own power and
came out in a wheelchair,
'' said Matli.She returned
to work in April and,
remarkably, has
returned to the water as
well. Now 48, she skied in
a tournament on July 22
for the first time since
her illness, drawing
cheers from fans on
shore as she left the
dock.
Executed
Giles Corey was pressed to his death.
Bridget Bishop — hanged June 2, 1692
The Rev. George Burroughs — hanged August 19, 1692
Martha Carrier — hanged August 19, 1692
Martha Corey — hanged September 22, 1692
Giles Corey — pressed to death September 19, 1692
Mary Easty — hanged September 22, 1692
Sarah Good — hanged June 19, 1692
Elizabeth Howe — hanged June 19, 1692
George Jacobs, Sr. — hanged August 19, 1692
Susannah Martin — hanged June 19, 1692
Rebecca Nurse — hanged June 19, 1692
Alice Parker — hanged September 22, 1692
Mary Parker — hanged September 22, 1692
John Proctor — hanged August 19, 1692
Ann Pudeator — hanged September 22, 1692
Wilmott Redd — hanged September 22, 1692
Margaret Scott — hanged September 22, 1692
Samuel Wardwell — hanged September 22, 1692
Sarah Wildes — hanged June 19, 1692
John Willard
Died in jail
Sarah Osborne
"Dr." Roger Toothaker
Ann Foster
Lydia Dustin
Jonathan Anthony
Panichella
VS. The
Salem Witch
Trials
Before
When the West Nile Virus was
first detected, people didn’t
know what to do. They feared
what would happen to them and
how to prevent the virus from
spreading
In the Crucible, the characters all
feared what was happening to their
quiet little town. Any person
mentioned would immediately be
either condemned or they would be
able to find a way out by pushing
out the blame.
and
After
After the scare was under
control they took precautions
and became more aware of
their surroundings.
John Proctor and a few
innocent others died as a
result of this fear taking
over the town. They died
because no one was willing
to take a stand up against
Abagail and fight.
Works Cited
CDC. "Questions and Answers." West Nile Virus. 16 Aug. 2004. 31 Oct. 2005
<http://www.cdc.gov/nicdod/dvbid/westnile/qa/symptoms.htm>. "West Nile Virus
"Mosquito." 31 Oct. 2005
<http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/insects/mosquito>. Maps." U.S
Geogical Survey. 03 May 2005. 31 Oct. 2005
<http://westnilemaps.usgs.gov/backround.html>.
Russel, Sabin. "Rare form of West Nile worries California athlete." SFGate.com. 25 Aug. 2004. 5 Nov.
2005
<http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2004/08/25/MNGG18DVGL1.DTL>