West Nile Virus Discussion
West Nile Virus Discussion
West Nile Virus
You are the director of communicable diseases in a city health department, responsible for a large urban community. It is early spring in 2003. For the past two years, your department has been working to control the spread of the West Nile Virus and you are pleased with the progress so far. This morning you read about a suspected outbreak of a new disease called SARS which is suspected to have killed dozens of people in Hong Kong. While West Nile Virus is carried by birds, especially crows, SARS is transmitted among people.
When you get to the office and check your email you learn that the World Health Organization has placed a number of East Asian cities off limits for all but essential travel. You also learn that Canada has reported deaths they believe are due to SARS. You are now confronted with addressing a new and virulent contagious disease.
Discuss the approach you would adopt in such a situation.
Follow a step by step process for disaster preparedness.
Grading Rubric for Writing Assignment
Your professor may use a slightly different rubric, but the standard rubric at AUR will assess your writing according to the following standards:
A (4) | B (3) | C (2) | D/F (1/0) | |
Focus: Purpose | Purpose is clear | Shows awareness of purpose | Shows limited awareness of purpose | No awareness |
Main idea | Clearly presents a | There is a main idea | Vague sense of a | No main idea |
main idea and | supported throughout | main idea, weakly | ||
supports it | most of the paper. | supported | ||
throughout the | throughout the | |||
paper. | paper. | |||
Organization: | Well-planned and | Good overall | There is a sense of | No sense of |
Overall | well-thought out. | organization, includes | organization, | organization |
Includes title, | the main | although some of the | ||
introduction, | organizational tools. | organizational tools | ||
statement of main | are used weakly or | |||
idea, transitions and | Missing | |||
conclusion. | ||||
Organization: | All paragraphs have | Most paragraphs have | Some paragraphs | Para. lack clear ideas |
Paragraphs | clear ideas, are | clear ideas, are | have clear ideas, | |
supported with | supported with some | support from | ||
examples and have | examples and have | examples may be | ||
smooth transitions. | transitions. | missing and | ||
transitions are weak. | ||||
Content | Exceptionally well- | Well-presented and | Content is sound and | Content is not sound |
presented and | argued; ideas are | solid; ideas are | ||
argued; ideas are | detailed, developed | present but not | ||
detailed, well- | and supported with | particularly | ||
developed, | evidence and details, | developed or | ||
supported with | mostly specific. | supported; some | ||
specific evidence & | evidence, but | |||
facts, as well as | usually of a | |||
examples and | generalized nature. | |||
specific details. | ||||
Research (if | Sources are | Sources are well | Sources support | The paper does not |
assignment | exceptionally well- | integrated and | some claims made in | use adequate |
includes a | integrated and they | support the paper’s | the paper, but might | research or if it does, |
research | support claims | claims. There may be | not be integrated | the sources are not |
component) | argued in the paper | occasional errors, but | well within the | integrated well. |
very effectively. | the sources and | paper’s argument. | They are not cited | |
Quotations and | Works Cited conform | There may be a few | correctly according | |
Works Cited | to MLA style sheet. | errors in MLA | to MLA style, nor | |
conform to MLA | style.. | listed correctly on | ||
style sheet. | the Works Cited | |||
page. | ||||
Style: Sentence | Sentences are clear | Sentences are clear | Sentences are | Sentences aren’t |
structure | and varied in | but may lack | generally clear but | clear |
pattern, from simple | variation; a few may | may have awkward | ||
to complex, with | be awkward and there | structure or unclear | ||
excellent use of | may be a few | content; there may | ||
punctuation. | punctuation errors. | be patterns of | ||
punctuation errors. | ||||
Style: Word | There is clear use of | There is an attempt at | There is little | No attempt at style |
choice, Tone | a personal and | a personal style but | attempt at style; | |
unique style of | style of writing may | reads as flat and | ||
writing, suited to | be awkward or | perhaps | ||
audience and | unsuited to audience | uninteresting in | ||
purpose; the paper | and purpose; the | content, which is | ||
holds the reader’s | reader may lose | usually generalized | ||
interest with ease. | interest in some | and clichéd. | ||
sections of the paper. | ||||
Style: Details | Large amounts of | Some use of specific | Little use of specific | No use of examples |
and Examples | specific examples | examples and | examples and | |
and detailed | detailed descriptions. | details; mostly | ||
descriptions. | May have extended | generalized | ||
examples that go on | examples and little | |||
for too long. | description. | |||
Grammar & | Excellent grammar, | A few errors in | Shows a pattern of | Continuous errors |
Mechanics | spelling, syntax and | grammar, spelling, | errors in spelling, | |
punctuation. | syntax and | grammar, syntax | ||
punctuation, but not | and/or punctuation. | |||
many. | Could also be a sign | |||
of lack of proof- | ||||
reading. |
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