Yellow fever And How Fast It Spreads

This action project is for my math and science course called Disease. The purpose of this action project was to show a moving graph of how the disease we chose evolves over time. The epidemic I chose was Yellow fever because it sounded very interesting and I wanted to learn more about it. I learned a lot about Yellow fever and how it can spread very quickly. I am proud of the graph I made because it was very hard to find all the data to put into it, and in the end I finally got the data I needed and made the graph.

Hyper link to data

Introduction to disease

Yellow fever is a transmittable disease that is mainly found in Africa and South America. Yellow fever is a disease that is transmitted by infected mosquitos. The way it is transmitted is, when a mosquito bites a monkey that is infected with Yellow fever it will then become infected and any human it comes in contact with can also be affected. When a person becomes infected with mild Yellow fever they experience symptoms such as, sudden onset of fever, chills, severe headache, back pain, general body aches, nausea, and vomiting, fatigue, and weakness. when a person is infected with a more sever case of Yellow fever they may have symptoms such as, high fever, jaundice, bleeding, and eventually shock and failure of multiple organs. If you are young or old you are more susceptible to a more severe case of yellow fever. Another risk factor is, if you live in a place with a lot of forests you will come in contact with mosquitos more and be more at risk of transmission.

2009

In the graph above it shows the Yellow fever cases and deaths in 2009. I started my graph in 2009 and what my research shows is that the cases and death rate starts out very low. In  2009 DR of the Congo started at 1 and Cameroon started at 13 in cases. For Sudan it was much different because it actually started at a higher number which was 36. Since Yellow fever is transmitted by mosquitos and the cases were low, I am guessing that not many people got bitten by infected mosquitos the year of 2009 

 



 

 

 

2011

 

 



 

Between the years or 2009-2011 Sudan fluctuated mildly in deaths, but the number of cases grew rapidly as two years passed. DR of the Congo and Cameroon went at a more linear rate in deaths and also in cases. One risk factor that is important for the rise in Sudan is age. 41.4% of the population in Sudan are kids and usually kids have a lower metabolism and also spend more time outside and are more likely to get bitten by a mosquito with Yellow fever. 

 

 

2013

 

 



 

 

In the years leading up to 2013 the rates in all the countries fluctuated a lot. Sudan in specifics rose to about 733 cases in the year 2013 and then dropped down to about 55. Also in Sudan, the deaths went down rapidly from over 100 to below 50. One thing that caused the spike in deaths in 2012 in Sudan was the access to vaccines. What I found from research is that in Sudan in 2012 they did not have a lot of access to vaccines. In 2013 there was a surprising rise in deaths in Cameroon and DR of the Congo. As DR of the Congo and Cameroon rose, there was a huge drop in  deaths in 2013

 

 

 

Citations

 

 

"Increased Risk of Urban Yellow Fever Outbreaks in Africa." WHO. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Feb. 2014.

 

 

"Yellow Fever Outbreak in Sudan | HealthMap." Yellow Fever Outbreak in Sudan | HealthMap. N.p., n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2014.

 





How Does One Spokane Indian Challenge Divesity?

Hello world!  Welcome to the 3rd Action Project for Forbidden Books. The third unit for this course was all about diversity and how many people don’t accept it. For the project, we had to write an analytical essay about how a character in our book goes through a transformation of accepting diversity. My book, The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, fits the theme of unit three because the book is focused around a boy and his story of coming to accept diversity.

The Expulsion Of Jewish And Islamic Religions

This unit was about dogmas, which is an absolute truth that you will defend no matter what. An example is in order to be considered a Christian you have to believe that Jesus was the son of god. Some people believe that Jesus is the son of god and nobody can  sway them to compromise their beliefs. In this unit we closely studied the Qur'an and the Bible and why they were considered dangerous and controversial. As we went through the passages we learned that the Bible and Qur'an have started many conflicts because of the content and how people interpreted the text.

I chose to research the Spanish Inquisition because I do not know anything about it and it is always good to know something new. While I was researching the Spanish Inquisition I learned that it was started back in 1478. Another thing I learned is that back in 1478 there was a large amount of Jewish and Muslims in Spain and when the Spanish Inquisition started the Spanish Catholics wanted to exile or kill all non-Catholics.

 In this unit I learned about different religions and also I broke down all stereotypical barriers that I had. In this unit we visited a Mosque and learned more about the Islamic religion and what their religion means to them. We also visited a church and learned about Christianity and their practices. Another thing I learned while at the church is why they put stained glass windows. Their reason for putting stained glass windows is back in the day most people could not read, so they put stain glass windows to tell a story using pictures. In some other churches they do not put stained glass windows because they believe that it takes away from the actual purpose of the praying.

Focus On This ADHD Lesson !!!!!

Explanation

Scientifically Defined: Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (AD/HD) is a neurobiological disorder. Typically children with AD/HD have developmentally inappropriate behavior, including poor attention skills, impulsivity, and hyperactivity. These characteristics arise in early childhood, typically before age 7, are chronic, and last at least 6 months. Children with AD/HD may also experience problems in the areas of social skills and self esteem. 

My Definition: I believe that ADHD is a disorder that effects your ability to pay attention and also effects your ability to sit still. From my experience with ADHD I have realized that it is very hard to keep up with grades in school and also pay attention because people with ADHD have trouble paying attention to things that are boring or repetitive to them. A lot of people may think that you can never pay attention, but if the task is fun or engaging then you will pay attention. So basically I don't think this disorder is necessarily bad but it may interfere with your attention and also your hyperactivity.



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HIV is a major virus...........

This action project is for my class named disease. The purpose of this project was to make a patient profile on someone, it could have been a made up person or a real person, but what we needed to accomplish was to show how the disease we chose affects the persons body and life. Not only did we have to explain the impact in words but we also had to create a life size illustration of a human body and map out the areas of the body that are affected by this disease. The part of this project I was most proud of was the illustration because I liked the concept of doing a life size piece of art and it was also fun to map out the areas and learn about what areas the disease effects. I learned so much that I would have never learned if it wasn't for this specific project. I learned about how you can contract HIV/Aids and also I learned what parts of the body HIV/Aids effects.

PATIENT PROFILE :
 Patient name: James (Fake)
Sex: Male
Sexual orientation: Homosexual
Symptoms:

Fever ( Described as the "worst flu ever")

Swollen glands

Sore throat

Rash

Fatigue

Muscle and joint aches and pains

Headache

Community Area: Rogers park

Patient "James" experienced extreme flu-like symptoms, fatigue and muscle pains. About a week later Jason decided to come into Chicago Health Clinic for a routine check up. We did all the basic procedures and came up with the assumption that he had the flu because he had all the signs of the average flu. James came back into the clinic two weeks later and unfortunately his symptoms got worse. Now James has rashes all over his chest, Migraine headaches and swollen glands. This time he came into the clinic we decided to preform a blood test, and when the results came back it was very hard to read the results. the doctor confronted James with the news that they had found the HIV virus in his white blood cells which make up your immune system which would explain why James was so weak and had all of those symptoms.

Later that week James heard about a HIV center located in a building called Center on Halsted, so he thought, since I have this disease I might as well get educated so he decided to visit this center. Later that week James visited the Center on Halsted and asked to speak to Jill Dispenza. When he got into the interview he immediately asked Jill if he was going to die, Jill said its not the HIV that kills you its the other diseases that kill you. After she said that he asked "well how do you get those other diseases" Jill said HIV attacks your CD4 cells which make up your immune system, and that makes you more vulnerable to catching diseases or infections and since your immune system can't fight off those diseases you can get really sick." James then asked "The doctors did a test on me, how did it work?" Jill replied "we test how your body reacts to the virus not the virus itself." Later on in the conversation James asked "how did I get this disease I was perfectly fine a month ago" Jill said " the reason you were at more of a risk than others was due to where you live, Education of diseases. Another reason may be because of you sexual orientation because when two men engage in sexual activity there are a few factors that could cause it , the reason why is because when engaging in anal sex there is only one layer of skin cells, and during sex that layer could tear and fluids could be exchanged causing you to contract HIV." The interview went on for hour and after, James went home and was a little more educated on what he had.

Equality in Chicagoush

This action project is for my humanities class named, Forbidden Books. The purpose of this project was to use the Socratic method, which is to ask questions to make someone examine their beliefs.

 We were given a subject, in my case I was given equality. For the dialogue we had to have two characters, one that would question and one that would go through the process of examining their beliefs. Before we got to work on the action project, I went around and asked 10 people what they thought of when they heard the word equality. I used this information to write the dialogue. It helped me because I had some opinions to write down for the second person, and it gave me more opinions than only mine. Some people might think the Socratic method is dangerous because asking questions could make people get defensive and want to hurt you, because they feel like they are being interrogated or challenged about their beliefs.

-2. Hey Brandicirus would you like to sign my petition banning women from voting?

1. Why do you feel women should not vote, don’t you think that all people are equal?

-2. No because men and women are biologically different, so no we are not equal. men were made to be better at everything.

1. But making decisions is all about opinion and preference, so don’t you think that making good decisions depends on the specific person and not the gender of the person?

-2. No, because men are made to be more dominant and more intelligent than women, therefore they should make the decisions.

1. How does dominance affect how someone makes decisions. like I said previously making decisions is about opinion and preference.

-2.But people who are dominant always make the decisions, such as the president or people with political power

1. But that does not mean they will always make wise decisions. What proof do you have that women are bad at making decisions, if we have never given women a chance to make decisions. think of it this way, if men are only voting men are going to be the ones in power!

-2. Well, our country is fine the way it is, and that has been because of men making the decisions, so why should there be equality? For example look at our specific city everyone has homes and there is plenty of stuff to eat!

1. You’re just looking at the positive, what about the parts of the country that are in poverty and sickness. Have you ever seen a mother leave her child hungry or sick? don’t you think everyone should have the chance to live well.?

 

-2. Well yes but just because women can make good decisions in their own home, does not mean they can make good decisions for the state

1. Well if they can benefit their own home with their decisions, don’t you think they can make decisions to benefit all the homes in the state. You said men and women are biologically different, you were right when you said that but, what you fail to notice is that women show more compassion. don't you think that compassion will help us in the long run, because women will care more about the country and maybe could help EVERYONE in the country not just our small city!

-2. If you put it that way, I guess women should have the same set of rules and boundaries, and no one should be treated different because of their race or gender *tears petition* thank you for helping me realize this Brandicirus…

1. No problem, i'm glad you came around....

  

Let Your Art Live Publicly

This project was for our final action project of the You Are Beautiful class. This action project was all about installing your own public art pieces. The art pieces that we had to install was the stickers we had made for our second action project for YAB. The second piece of art we had to install was the collaborative You Are Beautiful bus shelter. This specific project had to do with a lot of documentation because we had to make a movie that included the people you gave the stickers to, the places you put the stickers, the people you gave the stickers to and the YAB bus shelter. The reason it was important to document the piece of art was because a lot of the piece got taken down or changed in some way. I think art changes when it is in the public because it gives people a way to access art without having boundaries. When installing the stickers it went very smooth because each sticker only took about 30 sec. to install and document, but as for the YAB bus shelter it was a little difficult. the reason it was difficult to install the bus shelter was because it was such a big install and it was difficult to get it to the place we were going to put it because we had to roll it there on a cart. Another part that was rather difficult was moving it in thick mushy snow because it would get stuck a lot and since it was cold it was hard to hold onto the cold metal cart. I learned a lot from this project such as how easy it is to make and install your own pieces of public art and also how fun it is in the process over all i love this project out of all the projects I've done so far at GCE. I am not only proud of the work i did, but i am proud of the whole class and how we worked as a team to get this install done. Please watch my video below and see the pieces of art we created. ENJOY!