REVIEW THE HOT ZONE AND PREPARE FOR THE FINAL EXAM

THINK ABOUT ALL THE THINGS WE HAVE LEARNED ABOUT VIRUSES ESPECIALLY THE EBOLA VIRUS IN ITS MANY FORMS.  WHAT IS THE KILL RATE FOR MARBURG VIRUS?
WHAT IS THE KILL RATE FOR EBOLA?  WHAT MAKES IT SO DEADLY? OR VIRULENT?

WHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU WERE IN THE SLAMMER?

NO, NOT JAIL. WHICH IS WHAT MOST OF YOU THOUGHT.  WHEN PEOPLE EXPOSED TO EBOLA OR MARBURG ARE PUT INTO ISOLATION, THEY ALMOST ALWAYS RESPOND BADLY.  WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU WOULD DO IN THAT SITUATION? WOULD THE CANDLES AT THE END BE ENOUGH? WOULD YOU WANT TO BREAK DOWN THE WALLS? SHOUT AND SCREAM? TELL HOW YOU THINK YOU WOULD REACT.

WHAT TO DO IF YOUR SEARCH OR EXPERIMENT DOESN'T SHOW ANYTHING

WHAT SHOULD GENE JOHNSON DO?  HE DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING IN KITUM CAVE. HE DID A NECROPSY OF THE MONKEYS BUT NOTHING WAS THERE. THEY WERE HEALTHY AFTER BEING EXPOSED IN THE KITUM CAVE.  WHAT WOULD YOU DO? WOULD YOU GIVE UP?  WOULD YOU CONTINUE TO SEARCH?  GIVE REASONS FOR YOUR ANSWER.

SCIENTISTS FOUND NOTHING IN KITUM CAVE

GENE JOHNSON FELT DEFEATED BY NOT FINDING THE SOURCE OF EBOLA IN THE CAVE.  SHOULD HE GIVE UP COMPLETELY AND KEEP THE HOPE ALIVE THAT HE WILL DISCOVER WHERE THE EBOLA CAME FROM? GIVE YOUR OPINION AND YOUR REASONS FOR YOUR OPINION.

LOOKING FOR THE SOURCE OF EBOLA IN KITUM CAVE

GENE JOHNSON AND OTHER SCIENTISTS SET UP IN THE KITUM CAVE LOOKING FOR WHERE THE EBOLA VIRUS CAME FROM. GIVEN ALL THE ANIMALS LOOKED AT, WHICH ONE IS THE MOST LIKELY TO BE THE SOURCE OF EBOLA: THE MONKEYS, THE SAND FLIES, THE TICKS, THE ELEPHANTS, THE LEOPARDS?  GIVE YOUR REASONS FOR YOUR CHOICE.

VIRUS--NEITHER ALIVE NOR DEAD

GOOD JOB ON THE IN CLASS QUIZ TODAY. EVERYONE HAD A PERFECT SCORE.  BIOLOGISTS CALL VIRUSES A LIVING FORM, NEITHER ALIVE OR DEAD. WHAT DO YOU THINK THE AUTHOR MEANT BY THAT STATEMENT? HE DESCRIBED AVIRUS LIKE A SOFTWWARE PROGRAM THAT JUST TRIES TO REPRODUCE.  DRIP....DRIP....DRIP.... CAN YOU THINK OF ANOTHER IMAGE TO DESCRIBE A VIRUS? WRITE A PARAGRAPH.

NANCY JAAX WORKS WITH A DILEMMA AS A VETERINARIAN AND AS A SCIENTIST

As a veterinarian, she believed that it was her duty to heal animals and relieve their suffering. As a scientist, she believed that it was her obligation to perform medical research that would help alleviate human suffering.
She liked animals better than many people. In taking the veterinarian's oath, she had pledged herself to a code of honor that bound her to the care of animals but also bound her to the saving of human lives through medicine. At times in her work, those two ideals clashed. Which is stronger in Nancy Jaax, her role as a veterinarian or her role as a scientist?  Which is more important to society?  Write a paragraph with your point of view.

IMMERSION: NANCY JAAX WORKS IN THE LEVEL 4 LAB ON THE MONKEYS

NANCY JAAX AND GENE JOHNSON PUT ON THEIR LEVEL 4 SUITS TO WORK IN THE LAB ON THE MONKEYS.  THERE WERE TWO ROWS OF MONKEY CAGES: THE CONTROL GROUP AND THE GROUP INFECTED WITH EBOLA.  WE LEARNED THE DIFFERENCE IN BEHAVIOR OF THE TWO GROUPS.  WHAT OTHER EXPERIMENTS COULD BE DONE USING A CONTROL GROUP AND INFECTED GROUP?  WHY DO WE NEED TO USE A CONTROL GROUP?

WHERE IN AFRICA ARE THE COUNTRIES WHERE WE FOUND EBOLA ON THE GRAPH

WE WANTED TO LEARN MORE ABOUT WHERE THE COUNTRIES IN AFRICA WHERE EBOLA WAS FOUND.  HOW CLOSE ARE THESE COUNTRIES TO EACH OTHER?  COULD THE VIRUS HAVE SPREAD TO THE CLOSE COUNTRIES?  HOW COULD YOU EXPLAIN THE SPREAD OF EBOLA IN THE COUNTRIES FAR FROM EACH OTHER?

CREATING A BAR GRAPH ON THE INCIDENCE OF EBOLA IN AFRICA

TODAY WE CREATED THE BAR GRAPH COMPARING THE NUMBER OF CASES IN DIFFERENT COUNTRIES IN AFRICA.  EVERYONE DID AN AMAZING JOB!  LOOK AT THE GRAPH AGAIN.  EXPLAIN WHY SOME COUNTRIES HAS SO FEW CASES AND SOME HAD A LOT.  WHAT COULD BE THE REASONS?

SHOULD NANCY JAAX WORK IN A LEVEL 4 LAB

SOME PEOPLE THOUGHT A WOMAN WHO IS MARRIED AND A MOTHER SHOULD NOT WORK IN THE MOST DANGEROUS LAB WITH EBOLA VIRUS.  GIVE YOUR OPINION ABOUT THIS QUESTION....CAN WOMEN WORK IN DANGEROUS, LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS? DO YOU AGREE WITH HER HUSBAND WHO DIDN'T WANT HER TO TAKE THIS JOB?

Nancy Jaax and Level 4 Biohazard

 Discuss the importance of scientists in fighting the spread of viruses.  Why are they so important in preventing everyone from getting the disease? From what we learned today, what safety measures do they have to take on Level 4 Biohazard?  Write a paragraph.

For those who need more time to finish the work from class, you can complete the questions at home.

HOW MONKEYS CARRIED THE VIRUS TO HUMANS

WE LEARNED ABOUT HOW SICK MONKEYS WERE PUT ON AN ISLAND BY THE MONKEY TRADER TO BE USED AT A LATER TIME. THIS TRADER SHIPPED 13,000 MONKEYS A YEAR TO EUROPE AND THE COUNTRY OF UGANDA WANTED THAT BUSINESS FOR THEIR ECONOMY.  HIS GREED TO MAKE MONEY WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE SAFETY OF HUMAN BEINGS.  WRITE A PARAGRAPH ABOUT WHETHER HE SHOULD BE ALLOWED TO CONTINUE HIS BUSINESS, OR WHAT SHOULD BE DONE TO HIM.  ALSO, WHAT ABOUT THE GOVERNMENT OF UGANDA WHO ALLOWED THIS TO GO ON?  WHAT ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY?  WHAT'S MOST IMPORTANT?

DIAGNOSIS: HOW DID DR. DAVID SILVERSTEIN DISCOVER THE MARBURG VIRUS?

Look at pictures of viruses online and compare the look of the   Marburg and Ebola viruses to other viruses; draw a picture of it as you have seen it.  What is unique about the Marburg virus? Compare the kill rate of the Marburg virus with the Ebola virus. Which one do we have to fear the most? Explain.

GUARDIANSHIP WORKSHOPS AVAILABLE TO PARENTS

Archcare at Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center will be offering guardianship workshops through a grant that they received.

If interested, please contact:

 

James Carnelia, Ph.D.

Director of Psychology

Archcare at Terence Cardinal Cooke Health Care Center

1249 Fifth Avenue

New York, NY 10029

212-360-3989

Cell: 917-275-3626

JUMPER---THE EBOLA VIRUS HAS JUMPED FROM ANIMALS TO HUMANS

 Look online about the concept of a virus as a jumper.  Write a paragraph about the dangers of a virus becoming a jumper.  Describe who or what it jumps from and who it jumps to. You can use the example of how the virus jumped from Charles Monet to Dr. Musoke.  How did the virus jump from animals to humans?  Give your idea.

 

THE EBOLA VIRUS SPREADS TO DR MUSOKE AND OTHERS

GREAT JOB! EVERYONE DID WELL ON THE QUIZ ON VIRUSES.  CREATE A TIMELINE OF WHEN THE SYMPTOMS OCCUR ONCE A PERSON IS INFECTED GIVING THE SYMPTOMS AS THEY PROGRESS.

SYEP

SYEP--Summer Youth Employment Program 2014

Below is the application for Summer Youth Employment Program. Everyone has received a copy of the application. We will help you fill out the information. Please bring 1 copy of each item needed to complete the process. 

Parents & Students the DEADLINE for submitting the application id Friday, April 25th, 2014.

If you are not able to print the application from this blog, you can go to www.nyc.gov/dycd

This is a GREAT opportunity to build your resume, gain work experience and skills to assist you in meeting your post-secondary goals. 

We will help you every step of the way!!!

            

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POOR SANITARY CONDITIONS AT THE NAIROBI HOSPITAL IN TREATING CHARLES MONET

YOU ALL WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY HOW DR MUSOKE DID NOT USE A MASK, GLOVES, A GOWN OR EVEN GLASSES IN TREATING CHARLES MONET. IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO READ THE PROGRESSION OF HIS ILLNESS. DAVID SAID IT WAS GRUESOME.

FOR HOMEWORK, DESCRIBE A TIME WHEN YOU BECAME SICK AND DESCRIBE THE SYMPTOMS AS THE ILLNESS PROGRESSED TO ITS WORST AND THEN HOW YOU STARTED TO FEEL BETTER.

REVIEW THE HANDOUT OF THE HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK

CONTINUE WITH THE HOMEWORK FOR THE WEEK HANDED OUT IN CLASS. MON 3/3 HOW DOES A VIRUS YOU HAVE HAD SPREAD? YOU CAN TALK ABOUT A COLD, MEASLES, CHICKEN POX OR AN DISEASE YOU HAD THAT WAS A VIRUS. TUES 3/4 WHAT DO YOU PREDICT WILL HAPPEN IN THE BOOK, THE HOT ZONE? WHAT WILL HAPPEN WITH THE VIRUS? WED 3/5 HOW DOES THIS PART OF AFRICA COMPARE TO THE NIGERIA OF THINGS FALL APART?