In
this article, Andrew Pollack talks about how scientists are attempting to find
a diagnostic test to find out if someone has Ebola. Instead of having to take a
large sample of blood from a patient, they are attempting to just require a finger
prick of blood. These quick tests would
be useful in Africa and also in airports. They are not sure how long it will take
to develop a test.
This
is significant to my personal life because they people that are coming from
Africa to America, could be infected with Ebola. If they could find a quick way
to check if you are infected then there would be much less risk with traveling
from Africa. If more and more patients of Ebola enter the US, and they are not
diagnosed quickly, then it could spread rapidly. It only takes one person to
catch it from an unknown person for it to spread.
To
critique this article, I don’t think there is much to say. The author if this
article gave a good summary in the beginning. Then talked about statistics and
what this could do for the world. It was a very interesting and well written
article. The only thing I could say, was that there were a few confusing
sentences and words for readers of my age.
This review done by Harry Colvin, was very well written. The topic of Ebola is certainly the hottest topic in all news on television and the radio. Nearly every American wants to hear what is going on with this disease, and the current developments.There were three main things that Harry did well. The first being that he explained what is going on with this very frightening topic, and let the readers know that we still have not generated a test. The second thing that Harry did well was that he connected the topic to himself. His points that he brought up in this particular section were really solid. For example, he said that even one person getting Ebola, can cause hundreds of others to receive it. Finally, I liked how he wrapped up the summary. He concluded the article precisely and to the point. He decided to not make his conclusion very long and keep it simple, which was the right call.
ReplyDeleteHarry can improve on two possible things. First, he can describe what exactly the disease is. For some readers, who are unfamiliar with the disease, a background of what it is would be helpful and would benefit those readers a great deal. The second thing is that more information on why tests haven't been developed yet would definitely improve this article. It would take the response as a whole to a new level, and would help out the reader.
The one thing that really stood out to me is the fact that we still are not able to generate a test for Ebola. Despite all of the research and the technology that we are able to access today, the fact that we are still unable to just generate a test for this deadly disease shows how dangerous it really is. It also proves how long away we are from discovering a cure.
In Conclusion, Harry's response to this article was very well done, and definitely got the reader to think about the topic and gave us more information.
Harry Colvins review of Andrew Pollacks work, i found my self much safer. Health care workers are checking everyone leaving Africa through the sky and heading to America for ebola. Before reading this I was quite frankly terrified. I'm also glad that rather than taking a considerable amount of blood, the workers are just doing a finger prick. This is good because there will not be many complaints, however, if there was a big machine ready for a lot of blood set up, passengers may complain, and the ebola security system will be gone. I am concerned though, that they are still not sure how the test will yet be set up. Therefore, there is a window of opportunity for ebola to creep in to the united states again, potentially causing madness. Harry did a very good job making his write-up short and simple. It was to the point and informative. He also did a good job describing the complexity of the article he read and how it was a tough read for students our age. The one thing i was on the fence about while reading Harrys review, was he gave no quotes or statistics. As a reader, i feel like all the information i just received may not be entirely credible. Besides that Harry did a fantastic job informing us about the ebola security in African airports.
ReplyDeleteFor my current events comment, I reviewed Harry’s write-up of “Ebola researchers rush to find a fast diagnostic test” by Andrew Pollack. I thought Harry did a very good job with his write-up. He gave a good summary of what the article is about. He explained how scientists are trying to be able to determine whether a person has Ebola by simply taking a finger prick of blood, instead of having to take a large sample. Harry also did a great job with stating how the article he read is significant to his personal life. He described that if scientists are able to find a quick way to check if people have Ebola, then there would be much less risk having people traveling from Africa to the United States. A third thing that Harry did well was he organized his write-up in a way that was very clear and easy to follow.
ReplyDeleteHarry could have improved upon a few things. For example, although his write-up was very well written, there were a couple of typos. Also, I think Harry would have improved his write-up if he had given more information in his summary about the test scientists are trying to develop and whether or not the test being researched has worked so far. I would be interested to know whether they will experiment on actual Ebola patients because they would need to sample the blood of patients who have Ebola to see if the test works, and, for this reason, whether they will test the blood of patients in Africa. Harry did not say if the scientists have done any experiments yet, and whether they have worked.
By reading Harry’s write-up, I learned that scientists are trying to make it easier to determine whether a person has Ebola. They are trying to see if they can determine if a person has the deadly disease by simply taking a finger prick of blood, instead of a large sample. This is extremely important research, so I was glad to learn that scientists are working to develop this helpful test. If more and more people with Ebola enter the US, and they are not diagnosed quickly, then the disease could spread quickly here. If we do not have a fast and effective test to figure out whether people who are entering the United States from Africa have Ebola, we are at risk to have an outbreak here.
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ReplyDeleteCE 6 John Marshall
For my current events article this week, I read what Harry Colvin wrote about diagnosing ebola. This article that focused on the new technologies scientists are working on to find ebola in a person’s system fats and easily. What I liked about his article was that Harry did a good explanation of why the new system would be useful. Just knowing that scientists are developing a new way to catch ebola with just a prick of blood tells us nothing unless we know that before ebola could only be detected in large amounts of blood, taking lots of time. I also like how Harry applied this to how it could be used in a real life situation, saying that it would be good for airports so they could easily keep track of who is coming in an out of their countries, making sure they are not carrying the disease. Finally I liked how the article was clean with minimal grammatical errors, and that it was well organized, showing a clear train of thought.
Although Harry’s article was great, there were just a few things that could’ve made it even better. First off, I would like to know what scientists are looking into this research. It leaves me asking questions like: Are they from the US? Do they specialize in disease control? Spending the time to find out names will help readers out. Also, in his article, Harry mentions statistics about what the new system could do for the world, but it would’ve been good to have some of these statistics in his article.
Finally, what I was shocked by was that he brought up a really good point in his article, saying that since we don’t have this technology now, there is a chance ebola could enter the US and spread rapidly, proving why this new technology is so needed.