Health Map
12 Disease Categories Listed. A. Animal; B. Environmental; C. Fever/ Febrile; D. Hemorrhagic; E. Hospital Acquired Infection; F Neurologic; G Other; H. Respiratory; I. STD; J. Vectorborne; K. Gastrointestinal; L. Skin/ Rash.
Alerts DATE: 17 Dec 2014. A. 287 Respiratory Alerts; B. 155 Animal Alerts; C. 135 Vectorborne Alerts; D. 111 Gastrointestinal alerts; E. 100 Hemorrhagic alerts; F. 33 Neuro alerts; G. 29 other alerts; H. 22 skin/ rash alerts I. 18 fever/ febrile alerts; J. 16 Hospital related infections; K. 11 STD alerts; L. 6 environmental alerts
100 Hemorrhagic Alerts – 94 Ebola Alerts
Morris, Keith. “Liberia: G.Bassa Predicts Ebola Free Christmas.” AllAfrica.com. 11 Dec 2014. Web. 17 Dec 2014.
As national statistics indicate a sharp decrease in the number of Ebola cases in the country, Grand Bassa is predicting an "Ebola free Christmas" celebration this year. According to the County's Superintendent, Madam Etweda S. Cooper, Grand Bassa County is getting sophisticated in combating the Ebola virus to the point where every citizen of the county is getting involved in the fight.
Disease and Location. Ebola – Liberia
A. The cases of Ebola are reducing rapidly in Grand Bassa County, Liberia.
B. It is likely that by Christmas 2014, Ebola would be eradicated from Grand Bassa County.
C. Credit goes to five ambulances, Personal Protective Equipment provided by China, corporate support and an Ebola Treatment Unit set up by the US military.
116 Gastrointestinal Alerts: 13 Waterborne Illness Alerts
News 10. “Parts of Glens Falls Under Boil Water Order.” News10.com. 12 Dec 2014. Web. 17 Dec 2014.
Parts of Glens Falls under boil water order GLENS FALLS, N.Y. – A boil water order has been issued in the city of Glens Falls. The order was issued in response to a planned outage and repair. The affected area is Thornberry Drive from Bush to Haviland and to Towpath Lane and Edgewater Place.
Disease and Location. Planned outage. Glen Falls
A. A planned outage in water supply planned in the city of Glen Falls.
B. Citizens are advised to boil water for consumption.
C. Advisory issued to avoid outbreak of waterborne disease.
Major: Mechanical Engineering
A mechanical engineer working in the field of biomedical engineering may devise musculo-skeletal aids for relevant neurological outbreaks as mentioned in the Health Map. Mechanical Engineers may also be engaged in the manning of factories producing pills that would need to be regulated to react to the outbreak of disease around the world.
Works Cited
Health Map. “Disease Categories.” HealthMap.org. n.d. Web. 17 Dec 2014.
Morris, Keith. “Liberia: G.Bassa Predicts Ebola Free Christmas.” AllAfrica.com. 11 Dec 2014. Web. 17 Dec 2014.
News 10. “Parts of Glens Falls Under Boil Water Order.” News10.com. 12 Dec 2014. Web. 17 Dec 2014.
