EPIDEMICS IN THE UNITED STATES

by: Malari Lapp

Table of Content

What I Already Know

What do I want to Know

The Story of my Search

My Search Results My Growth as a Rese

archer My Works Cited

What I Already Know

When there is an epidemic, researchers work to find the source of the disease before they work to find the cure

Vaccines require a large amount of research, money

Vaccines have been known to have late set side affects

A pandemic has to be an epidemic before it can develop into a pandemic

What I Already Know

An epidemic is a widespread disease that affects a large amount of people at the same time

Because of the age that we live in disease are able to spread rapidly

Epidemiologists are scientists that study epidemics, and work to find the source/cause of them

In 2009 the US suffered from an outbreak of the

H1N1 virus

What do I Want to Know?

What are four major epidemics that have hit the United States?

How have epidemics affected the United States- Economically?- Physically?- Socially?

What is the difference between a pandemic and an epidemic?

How do diseases, viruses, and infections spread from person to person?

What do I Want to know?

Do we still isolate people when there is an epidemic?

Are new laws implemented during epidemics?

Are epidemics more likely to affect cities, where there is a large population density, or small towns where there is a small population density?

Are today’s modern medicines better equipped to prevent epidemics than they used to be?

The Story of my Search

Day One learned how to use SIRS to research for my paper

Day Two How to find the books I would need for my paper in the library

Day Three Figured out how to cite a newspaper article

Day Four Learned how to navigate Encyclopedia Britannica Online

Day Five Was taught how to set up a works cited page

The Story of My Search

Day Six Where to insert n.p., and n.pag. In a citation

Day Seven How to insert a hanging indent in my works cited

Day Eight How to hyperlink to another slide in PP

Day Nine Figured out how to fix my paragraphs so that there was the same amount of space between each line

Day Ten Discovered that gaggle is not a reliable source to save a document to

My Search Results

Pandemics occur over a widespread area, unlike epidemics

The Yellow Fever epidemic killed more people than WW11 and the Vietnam war combined

Economically, the US suffers greatly when an epidemic hits the nation

In the past 150 years 10 epidemics have struck the US

My Search Results

The president created the Americans with Disabilities Act partly because of an epidemic

People thought that Ice-cream, and public pools were the cause of Polio

The Swine flu kills no more people than the common flu does

Often when an epidemic breaks out, it is not immediately recognized as one

My Search Results

The polio epidemic affected 48 of the 50 states, including the territory Puerto Rico

Over ninety percent of the US military contracted the Spanish Influenza

Because of the Yellowfever epidemic, the first ever water system was created

My Growth as a Researcher

1. I Can now write a five page paper without panicking

2. I know how to cite documents, books, and articles

3. I know where to look for reliable information

4. I can tell the difference between a reliable source and an undependable one

My Growth as a Researcher

5. When writing, it is now easier to rearrange my sentences so they flow

6. It is easier to transition from paragraph to paragraph

7. I now understand that your thesis statement can change as you write, and now know how to do that

8. In order to research, you must know what you are looking for

My Works Cited

Altman, Lawrence K. “1981: The AIDS Epidemic Begins.” New York Times Upfront (Vol. 138, No. 13).24 April: 26+. SIRS Discoverer. Web. 14 May 2013.

Aronson, Virginia. The Influenza Pandemic of 1918. Philadelphia: Chelsea House, 2000. Print.

Kahler, Karl. “A Changed World” San Jose Mercury News (San Jose, CA). n.p. Nov. 17 2006 SIRS Discoverer: n.pag. Web. 14 May 2013.

"Major American Epidemics of Yellow Fever 1793-1905." PBS: The Great Fever. PBS, 29 Sept. 2006: n.pag. Web. 08 May 2013.

 "Major US Epidemics." Infoplease. Pearson Education, 2007: n.pag. Web. 08 May 2013

Murphy, Jim. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793. New York: Clarion, 2003. Print.

My Works Cited

Osterholm, Michael T. "The Next Contagion: Closer than You Think." 09 May 2013: n.pag. Web. 14 May 2013.

“Poliomyelitis.” Compton’s by Britannica.01 Aug 2011: n.p. SIRS Discoverer: n.pag. Web. 10 May 2013

Skelton, Renee. “Conquering Polio. “National Geographic World. May 2000: 26-30 SIRS Discovere: n.pag. Web. 10 May 2013.

Smith, Jane S.  Patenting the Sun: Polio and the Salk Vaccine.   New York, New York: William Morrow

and Company, Inc.  1990. May 10 2013.