In Class Blog Sept 26

After a few weeks of doing our group research, I have come across a few ways that the West Nile Virus have been handled. In one of my books, there was an outbreak in New York. Officials, both, local and state wide reacted accordingly. First they treated those who were affected b the virus. They then proceeded to educate the community on exactly what the West Nile Virus is, how to prevent it from getting the West Nile Virus, and also how to treat it if you were to get the virus. I, myself need to do more extensive research on how the virus is passed down from mosquito to human. Where exactly does the virus stem from? By gaining this knowledge, it will narrow my focus down so that I am able to do research on prevention. Help my readers understand when they are most at risk to contract the virus, will bug spray help? I have not had to rethink my question. As a group we are educating on the West Nile Virus and I feel as if it would be appropriate to also educate on prevention. I plan to further research my topic, both online and in the library, so that I am able to have the best available knowledge for our group.