Bridget Sands
Mr. Ippolito
Core Biology 10
10/5/16
"Children Who Get the Zika After Birth Tend Not to Fall Seriously Ill"
by Catherine Saint Louis and Donald G. McNeil Jr.
Louis, Catherine Saint, and Donald G. McNeil Jr. "Children Who Get Zika After Birth Tend Not to Fall Seriously Ill, Study Finds." New York Times. New York Times, 30 Sept. 2016. Web. 3 Oct. 2016.
In this article, the Zika virus was covered yet again, as new information regarding the virus emerged. It has recently been proven that although the Zika affects most through causing birth defects, it doesn’t affect most children after their birth. This means that if the child was born and then affected, they are not likely to fall seriously ill. The article focuses on a case study done by the C.D.C. (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) and the 160 cases that have been reported in children since 2015. Different symptoms that have been proven within the study have been non-fatal, with only two hospitalizations. These symptoms included rashes, fevers, red eyes, and joint pain. None of the patients developed Guillain-Barre syndrome, which causes temporary paralysis. The article goes on to warn couples that are trying for children to be careful, as well as to look out for infected areas while traveling. It also mentions how men can spread the virus, as well as how to prevent that from happening.
The Zika virus is a real problem that affects everyday life. The Zika is transmitted through mosquitoes and causes birth defects in pregnant women and can affect babies in utero. This article opened up the world’s eyes to even though this virus is absolutely horrible, the small bright side is that it doesn’t heavily affect those after birth. Not to mention, it creates even more awareness and warns to be careful, by explaining the ways it is spread and its effects. It creates a seriousness that has to be considered when travelling and when coming in contact with the virus.
This article is great in the sense that it confronts the virus and the seriousness of it. However, the article is very repetitive. It restates the basic information that is associated with the virus, which is assumed at this point. Also, a fair amount of the article does not relate to the title. The title claims that the article is all about the children involved with the Zika, however it talks about other issues, such as the way men spread the disease.
My classmate Bridget did an excellent job reviewing the article "Children Who Get Zika After Birth Tend Not to Fall Seriously Ill, Study Finds". Three things stood out as particularly good in this review. Bridget was able to clearly summarize the article, with enough information for the topic to be completely covered, without being too long. Secondly, she includes specific details regarding the case study described in the article. One example is how she discusses that “160 cases that have been reported in children since 2015”. Finally, she did a very good job emphasizing how this article relates to the rest of the world. She used statements such as “opened up the world’s eyes” and “it creates even more awareness”. Through these, her point is clearly made and easy to follow.
ReplyDeleteAlthough there were many good aspects of this article, there are two things that could be improved. To help further convey her point, Bridget could have included quotes from the article or scientists. This would provide the reader with confidence in the credibility of the author. In addition, Bridget could have been more specific as to why the article was repetitive. She went into more detail in the next critique relating to the title of the article, and the same amount of detail would be good to see in the previous comment.
Overall, Bridget’s review was excellent and very informative. It was very informative, as it is based on a topic I previously knew very little about. I never knew that children affected by the Zika virus after birth normally do not contract any serious illnesses or fatal symptoms.
Bridget wrote an impressive review of the article, "Children Who Get Zika After Birth Tend Not to Fall Seriously Ill". There were three points that I noticed where Bridget did a nice job. First, she was able to easily summarize the article, so that it was clear and concise. I also liked how she gave background information on the virus and went deep into how it is spread. Third, she got the point across that Zika is a dangerous virus and the world has to take charge to stop the spread of it. She tells us the significance of the virus as well. For example, "... it creates even more awareness and warns to be careful, by explaining the ways it is spread and its effects. It creates a seriousness that has to be considered when traveling and when coming in contact with the virus."
ReplyDeleteEven though the review is well done, there are a few minor issues I picked up on. The first is that Bridget could have included quotes from the article itself to make it seem more credible. Also, she could've delved into how the article did not focus on what the title mentions. However, these are both small things that do not affect the review immensely, but are just small improvements that can be suggested.
In conclusion, I thought Bridget did a great job on this current event review and she picked a topic that is very serious and needs to be addressed. The article was very informative and I learned that children do not contract any fatal diseases after being affected by the virus after birth.
Bridget wrote an impressive review of the article, "Children Who Get Zika After Birth Tend Not to Fall Seriously Ill". There were three points that I noticed where Bridget did a nice job. First, she was able to easily summarize the article, so that it was clear and concise. I also liked how she gave background information on the virus and went deep into how it is spread. Third, she got the point across that Zika is a dangerous virus and the world has to take charge to stop the spread of it. She tells us the significance of the virus as well. For example, "... it creates even more awareness and warns to be careful, by explaining the ways it is spread and its effects. It creates a seriousness that has to be considered when traveling and when coming in contact with the virus."
ReplyDeleteEven though the review is well done, there are a few minor issues I picked up on. The first is that Bridget could have included quotes from the article itself to make it seem more credible. Also, she could've delved into how the article did not focus on what the title mentions. However, these are both small things that do not affect the review immensely, but are just small improvements that can be suggested.
In conclusion, I thought Bridget did a great job on this current event review and she picked a topic that is very serious and needs to be addressed. The article was very informative and I learned that children do not contract any fatal diseases after being affected by the virus after birth.
ReplyDeleteMy classmate Bridget wrote a review on the article "Children Who Get the Zika After Birth Tend Not to Fall Seriously Ill" by Catherine Saint Louis and Donald G. McNeil Jr. Three things in this review stood out to me as especially great. First, Bridget clearly summarized the article and included key points. Second, Bridget described how different symptoms have been proven non-fatal, she then listed these symptoms. “Different symptoms that have been proven within the study have been non-fatal, with only two hospitalizations. These symptoms included rashes, fevers, red eyes, and joint pain.” It is good for a writer to include examples to prove their point. In this case, Bridget’s point was that these symptoms are non-fatal. Lastly, the author of this review described how harmful the Zika virus can be. This explains her concern towards the people affected which can give the reader a better understanding of its seriousness. Bridget stated, “The Zika virus is a real problem that affects everyday life. The Zika is transmitted through mosquitoes and causes birth defects in pregnant women and can affect babies in utero.” She even went on to give examples of how it is transmitted and what affects it may have.
Though this article had multiple good aspects, there are two things that Bridget could improve on. First, bridget did not include any direct quotes from this article. Quotes could help strengthen her review and also give the author(s) some credit. Second, bridget stated, “However, the article is very repetitive. It restates the basic information that is associated with the virus, which is assumed at this point. Also, a fair amount of the article does not relate to the title. The title claims that the article is all about the children involved with the Zika, however it talks about other issues, such as the way men spread the disease.” Bridget could explain how the article was repetitive and give examples, also she could give more of an explanation as to how the article didn’t relate to the title.
Overall, this was a great review that explained how Zika doesn’t affect most children after their birth. I found this surprising because I would expect anyone who gets this virus to have the same, or similar, symptoms. This changes my understanding of the virus because I know that it is not fatal in all situations.
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ReplyDeleteMy classmate Bridget wrote a very insightful review on the article "Children Who Get the Zika After Birth Tend Not to Fall Seriously Ill” by Catherine Saint Louis and Donald G. McNeil Jr. She did a very nice job summarizing the article, so that even if someone didn’t read the article, and just read Bridget’s review on the article, they would still be highly informed of the important and necessary information. Bridget also did a excellent job explaining how Zika doesn’t really hurt those who contract the virus after birth. For instance she said “different symptoms that have been proven within the study have been non-fatal, with only two hospitalizations.” And lastly Bridget does a great job explaining the severity of this virus and how the world really needs to take preventative measures.
One area of improvement is that Bridget could have pulled quotes from the article. By doing this her review would have been stronger and backed up with proof. Another aspect Bridget could've improved upon was explaining the effects the Zika virus has when contracted before birth. She mentions that if one gets Zika before birth it can lead to many birth defects, but he does not go into the specifics. So without knowing what specific birth defects this virus causes, it makes it hard as readers to compare the differences in the children who get Zika before and after birth.
In all, Bridget wrote an excellent review that was both informative and insightful. Bridget choose Zika, a topic that is very current and scary. And through her review I was informed that children who get Zika after birth do not contract fatal conditions as they would if contracted before birth.
This review by Bridget Sands was about what happens when children contract the zika virus. Overall this review was very well done. One of the things that Bridget did well was that she made the article very easy to understand, such as when she brought up the topic of Guillain-Barre syndrome, which she then explained caused temporary paralysis. Another thing that bridget did well was that she made thoughtful points about the article such as when she stated “the article is very repetitive”(Sands 2016). This quote shows that Bridget not only read the article , but also understood it enough to be able to make a meaningful critique. More than anything else, Bridget convey the main message of the article such as when she stated that if a child gets zika after birth, the child is not likely to become terribly ill.
ReplyDeleteAlthough the review was good overall, it still had its foibles. One of the things that Bridget could have done better was that she could have included some statistics. Without the use of statistics, the article does not have as much substance, and is not as meaningful. Another thing that Bridget did is that she used colloquial language in her review, this is exemplified in the first line where she states “In this article, the Zika virus was covered yet again”(Sands 2016)this could have been resolved by not using such colloquial language as “yet again”(Sands 2016).
In this review i learned about what happens when children contract the zika virus. Although this holds little bearing on my life, it is interesting nonetheless.
Works cited
Sands, Bridget. "Children Who Get the Zika After Birth Tend Not to Fall Seriously Il." Web log post.
Blogger. N.p., 5 Oct. 2016. Web. 5 Oct. 2016.