Discussion Post
Locate a recent article published by a reliable media source (e.g., NY Times, Newsweek, Irish Times, Hindustan Times, US News, WSJ, Vox, NPR, etc.) that which focuses on an aspect of HIV/AIDS or TB relevant to global health, e.g., natural history, epidemiology, burden of disease, disparity, research, interventions. The source may NOT be a website which simply summarizes information (e.g., Wikipedia, Medline, MayoClinic, ACA) nor a research article from an academic journal. Check with your instructor if you have questions about the appropriateness of your source article.
Briefly summarize the contents of the article. Explain why the information contained in the article is important, surprising, or interesting, and how it relates to the current module content. Include one additional in-text citation from the textbook or other assigned reading that references this issue as well.
• Visit the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) "Ebola Virus Disease (EVD)" website and navigate through the various links to become familiar with the disease and past/current outbreaks.
• View the CDC's "Ebola Virus Disease Distribution Map" webpage, which documents the cases of EVD that have occurred in Africa since its discovery in 1976. Investigate the map titled "Ebola Virus Outbreaks by Species and Size, Since 1976." This map is one way to graphically represent the data outlined in the table that follows.
o Discuss the Ebola virus outbreak data and map with your assigned group and suggest modifications you think could be made to the map to make it more understandable and/or visually appealing.
o Then, suggest and discuss other ways the data could be presented in order to describe various aspects of the African outbreaks of Ebola virus by person, place, and/or time. Work with your group to create simple graphics in excel or draw crude graphs on paper and scan them in to demonstrate ideas.
o What is a home septic system? Describe the steps in the process of waste treatment in a home septic system. Why should anyone else care about what someone does with their home septic system on their own property? Integrate course material in your response and provide an example of at least one specific human disease that could occur from lack of regular maintenance of a home septic system, which causes the system to fail.
The response must include a reference list. Using one-inch margins, double-space, Times New Roman 12 pnt font and APA style of writing and citations.