Kass, Nancy. "Ebola, Ethics and Public Health: What’s Next?" Annals of Internal Medicine. American College of Physicians, 18 Nov. 2014. Web. 24 Jan. 2015.
Nancy Kass, esteemed doctor of the sciences asserts in her publication “Ebola, Ethics and Public Health: What’s Next?” that the ethical implications associated with experimental treatment and the multiple perspectives surrounding the controversial topic of beneficence in contrast to both the rights of individuals and needs of society amplifies the virus and reflects public health’s unprepared response. She justifies her claim by first illustrating the consequences and public health dangers associated with violating quarantine by airlifting American missionaries to receive untested medications,
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He establishes his claim that “Chance favors the prepared mind”(Preston 151) by first illustrating fatal cases in gory detail and then exploring both the origins and ethics of Ebola, not solely in Africa but in the Institute Laboratory, where individuals subjected themselves to working with level four biohazards in manmade hot zones; utilizing both scenarios to scrutinize the government’s underestimation of the primary strain and inculcated measures of awareness. Preston’s dramatized presentation exposes his purpose of uncovering the epidemiology and progression of the Ebola virus while conveying factual accounts of the suffering endured by West Africa due to Ebola and the unpreparedness of public health agencies, reminding the general population that to lack structural preparedness and “to mess around with Ebola is an easy way to die. This heightens the severity of undermining filoviruses and addresses ethical complications. In combination with the revelation of the presence of the virus in the United States, he adopts an intensely frightening tone that targets his intended audience of individuals not associated with the medical profession …show more content…
The authors substantiate their claims of the efficacy of illustrations in posters by first inserting statistical evidence asserting that altering the poster to include pictorial diagrams increases the comprehension rate to eighty-two percent, then the research group was substituted with a sample population more concurrent with West Africa, although deviation was present the pictogram-based poster always resulted in prompt and more effective informational identification. Walsh, Vaillancourt and Pouliot’s main purpose was to exert evidence based information into the government and public health agency’s plans and protocols for poster distribution, in order to increase the average percentage of understanding, comprehensively educating and reducing the number of mortalities. The co-authors construct a formally neutral tone to informatively allocate a précis for the public health agencies designing and dispersing Ebola key messages posters. My critical artifact analysis underlines the gravity of the psychology of
In The Hot Zone by Richard Preston, the account of the evolution of Ebola—where it originated and how it spread throughout Africa and other parts of the world before finally making its way to the United States—the point of view was not biased or fallacious, though it may have been slightly exaggerated. However, despite this, it was also the perfect choice of point of view to tell the story in.
Ebola from everyone’s point of view is seen as inferno. Dr. Steven Hatch’s memorable journey began with him volunteering to leave for Liberia in 2013 to work at a hospital in Monrovia to fight Ebola in one of its most affected areas. There were only a few patients with Ebola when he arrived. The number of patients rapidly increased over his time in Liberia. After six months Ebola was declared a world health emergency and not only were ordinary people outside of the hospital getting the virus but the medical personnel that were tending to the patients had caught it and some of them had even died.
The novel, “The Hot Zone”, by Richard Preston, is an extraordinary tale about a virus called the Ebola virus. The author interviews a number of different people that all had encounters with the virus and records their stories. He is very interested by what they tell him and throughout the novel he is always seeking to find more information about it. There were many different encounters in this book but in my summary I am going to explain the ones that interested me the most.
Propaganda is usually associated with brainwashing and manipulation, however it is justifiable when it is used to promote safety and health. For example, in public service announcements to warn the citizens of hazards and to promote safety to protect the people from the dreadful habits of the modern world. The main purpose of PSA’s are to make people aware and to make them act to reach a goal.
The main way that Preston does this is by appealing to the sense of fear and the ongoing battle of good versus evil. By making people fear the virus Preston hopes that he drives the action towards preventing the virus’ spread and destruction because people fear for their friends and family as well as themselves. Preston’s illustration of good versus evil also creates a heroic aspect to fighting the Ebola virus as no job is more revered than that who combats evil for the common good. Overall Preston does a great job convincing the readers to join the crusade to not only end the Ebola virus but the evil that is in nature
Posters were used during World War II by the U.S. government to get a significant message across to their citizens. To analyze a poster it is important to think about the choice of color, placement of words and images, shapes, and emotional appeal ( Lunsford and Ruszkiewicz 91). All of these factor into the message the author is trying to explain to its viewers visually. In the poster “When You Ride Alone,” the message the author was trying to get across to Americans was the importance of carpooling. This poster successfully conveys the message through the words,color scheme and representation of objects.
This case is very recent and relevant to the Ebola epidemic effecting the world today. The facts of this case are:
Quammen takes a more clinical and realistic tone in regard to the Ebola crisis of 2014. By speaking in a more clinical tone he his is increasing his credibility to the audience. Quammen takes time to point out the overall dramatic moments in Preston’s novel. In comparison to Preston, Quammen takes time in the interview to promote his own novel Ebola: The Natural and human history of a deadly virus to the audience. He points this out with the intent to correct the panic and fear that Preston created. He mainly addresses the skeptics of The Hot Zone along with terrified population. Quammen states, and believes, that Ebola is the “dress rehearsal” of dieses yet to come. He doesn’t romanticize the Ebola viruses, he simple states that it needs to be “controlled and stopped”, he does not create Ebola into a disease that needs to be feared. He believes that through Preston’s novel Ebola is miscocepted and interrupted. He is attempting to change the fear into
Suspense; Suspense is the intense feeling that an audience goes through while waiting for the outcome of certain events. It basically leaves the reader holding their breath and wanting more information. The amount of intensity in a suspenseful moment is why it is hard to put a book down. Without suspense, a reader would lose interest quickly in any story because there is nothing that is making the reader ask, “What’s going to happen next?” In writing, there has to be a series of events that leads to a climax that captivates the audience and makes them tense and anxious to know what is going to happen. And Suspense, is what “August heat” primarily uses to keep its story so invigorating.
The end justifies the means. This proverb has been used countless times to elucidate morally bankrupt decisions that achieve positively correct outcomes. In health care, this could not be truer with the Henrietta Lacks case. Henrietta Lacks was an African American woman who died from cervical cancer in 1951 at the age of 31. Unbeknownst to her, two specimens from her cervix were obtained by her doctors at John Hopkins Hospital. At some point, her cells caught the attention of researchers due to their unique survivability. Her cells were later used in countless experiments and transformed the medical world. These cells were instrumental in the development of the polio vaccine. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the ethical violations that may have occurred against Henrietta Lacks and if the end, in this case, justifies the means (Biography.com editors, 2017).
...1976, scientists have not developed a complete understanding of the virus, such as it’s natural reservoir. The non-specific symptoms make it difficult to clinically diagnose, though there are laboratory tests that can be done to help diagnose patients. Ebola Haemorrhagic Fever also spreads quickly and easily, especially in hospitals where the proper safety precautions are not taken. Thankfully, scientists and doctors have made a successful vaccination that worked on monkeys and are working on one that will work on humans, hopefully helping decrease the dangerously high death rate and help save many people that may one day become infected.
In Saramago’s novel, the government’s commands, instant decisions, and fears about the blind epidemic is what the blind infected, vulnerable characters are terrified about the most. “Look here, blind man, let me tell you something, either the two of you get back to where you came from, or you’ll be shot […] they’re terrified and are only obeying orders” (63). With a large number of people going blind quickly and with no apparent cause, public health officials’ panic and the blind internees are not only afraid for their lives in terms of their sickness, but they are also terrified of the government’s command to shoot and kill the infected internees. The most important things in life is not power and the ability to instill fear on others, it is compassion, love, and understanding. Without these three qualities, we become blind t...
In 1976 the first two Ebola outbreaks were recorded. In Zaire and western Sudan five hundred and fifty people reported the horrible disease. Of the five hundred and fifty reported three hundred and forty innocent people died. Again in 1995 Ebola reportedly broke out in Zaire, this time infecting over two hundred and killing one hundred and sixty. (Bib4, Musilam, 1)
One of the current major concerns in the world is the outbreak of Ebola. Ebola is a infectious disease that comes from the Ebola virus and it can cause death if the patient is left untreated. The disease can be managed with treatment of the patient, however. Ebola is a disease that is a major concern in the Subsaharan African Realm, and in the North American Realm,but it is beginning to be dealt with sufficiently in the Northern American Realm.
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