Ebola Research Paper - 773 Words

Mickey: The government already tracks fathers who are out of work through the monthly unemployment reports. The FBI also already tracks mentally ill people who murdered through crime statistics on its website. Shirley: I was not writing about the statistics of unemployed fathers. I am suggesting an emerging technology that takes the data of the unemployed fathers and the data of industries that are suffering from labor shortages and matches them. The question is: Why are there severe labor shortages forcing some industries to close or not expand, given that there are a lot of unemployed men? Demitrius pointed in his post this week that many people do not have internet access, thus an app may be able to help to connect the†¦show more content†¦Consider: Fact 1; Population of California: 39 million Fact 2: Bubonic Plague 200 million Fact 3: Spanish Flu 1918: 50 million died. (Wood, 2013) Mikey: Furthermore, infection is based zero percent on health insurance. Shirley: What do you based this statement on? What evidence supports your statement? Mikey: The other disease you mentioned, measles, has standard vaccination given to all infants regardless of health insurance. It is also cheap and costs anywhere from $67 to $190 dollars, according to the CDC. Your local minute clinic at a CVS will do it for $75. This vaccination is required for entrance into any public school and costs less than your real estate taxes that fund public schools. Shirley: Why do you keep saying â€Å"you† It is an assumption. Do you know if I live near a CVS? Given that Walden accepts students around the globe, why are you assuming I live near a CVS or have a local clinic or that my government requires it as entrance to public school. Or perhaps, I homeschool.Moreover, the people or â€Å"the you† (your term Mikey) that are the potential uninsured in my post that you are responding to are disabled people, elderly, many who live on $730.00 to $1200.00 a month. There is nothing left over. Two dollars or even eighty dollars presents huge hurdles for such a population. Again, my point is social scientist needs to be consulted. You assumption that measle vaccine is freely available to all is assumption. What are youShow MoreRelatedThe History and Treatments of the Virus Ebola Essay935 Words   |  4 PagesConsider this. What if I told you that a virus could kill nine out of these ten people and there was nothing you could do to stop it? It is a scary thought, but one that carries real substance in various regions of Africa. In this paper, I will inform you on the virus known as â€Å"Ebola† which will include its history, inner workings, signs/symptoms, treatment, and prevention. As a precaution, I must warn you that some of this information is not for the faint of heart. 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