Rise of Dengue Fever
http://www.violenceworker.com/my_weblog/2007/week13/index.html
This article says that several cases of dengue fever has risen considerably in Mexico and South America due to climate change. From looking at the comparative illustration in the other blog entry, you could totally see the difference between those years leading up to 1997. Now ever since the year 2001, dengue fever has risen more than 600 percent
But what interested me was the fact that immigrants and tourists coming from Mexico may carry a form of the disease, which may allow the mosquitoes to spread into the country.
This can definitely bring up the social issue of legal immigration. The thing is, Dengue fever does not have drug treatments available to cure it, nor does it have a vaccination to prevent it. Dengue is spreading drastically in the southern hemisphere and could cause havoc when it significantly affects the northern hemisphere.
posted by Gabby @ 7:57 PM
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2 Comments:
Good work so far, Gabby. One thing that might make your blog more effective is if you record in your posts any questions that arise as you research, or any ideas you have about what you intend to research next. That way, the next time you sit down to do research, you know where you left off and where you're headed.
So, I'm online searching for the molecular formula of Codeine, and I get Tylenol-Codeine. And what do you know, it's that stuff we were learning in Janel's class today!
http://www.rxlist.com/cgi/generic/acetcod.htm
It might come in handy, it might not. I'm still amazed every time when something we learn ACTUALLY has something to do with the real world--Had to share it.
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