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15 Oct 2024, 09:58
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The following is an article in a medical journal by researchers at Albion University.
We have conducted a recent study with mice that indicates that Virus Alpha is contagious in a subject up to 3 weeks after infection. This result was found by placing recovering mice, which had been infected more than two weeks prior, into healthy mice communities. More than half of the healthy communities then developed a Virus Alpha outbreak. This finding belies our earlier hypothesis, which posited that Virus Alpha was reduced by the immune system to non-contagious levels in the subject within 1 week of infection. Clearly, this means that we must re-visit our response to Virus Alpha, especially with regards to citizen outreach. To ensure the most prompt public notice, our research team plans to send a service announcement to the major web-based news magazines, radio stations, and television networks with recommendations about methods of prevention, when and how to avoid contagion, and symptom recognition.
We have conducted a recent study with mice that indicates that Virus Alpha is contagious in a subject up to 3 weeks after infection. This result was found by placing recovering mice, which had been infected more than two weeks prior, into healthy mice communities. More than half of the healthy communities then developed a Virus Alpha outbreak. This finding belies our earlier hypothesis, which posited that Virus Alpha was reduced by the immune system to non-contagious levels in the subject within 1 week of infection. Clearly, this means that we must re-visit our response to Virus Alpha, especially with regards to citizen outreach. To ensure the most prompt public notice, our research team plans to send a service announcement to the major web-based news magazines, radio stations, and television networks with recommendations about methods of prevention, when and how to avoid contagion, and symptom recognition.
How long would it take for someone to become infected with Virus Alpha?: No
What is one component of the researchers' proposed public service announcement about the virus?: Yes
Why do people panic when confronted with information about viral contagion?: No
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1. For each of the following questions, indicate whether the answer to the question can be found in the texts provided.
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| How long would it take for someone to become infected with Virus Alpha? | ||
| What is one component of the researchers' proposed public service announcement about the virus? | ||
| Why do people panic when confronted with information about viral contagion? |
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How long would it take for someone to become infected with Virus Alpha?: No
What is one component of the researchers' proposed public service announcement about the virus?: Yes
Why do people panic when confronted with information about viral contagion?: No
Responses to public health announcements should always be anticipated by the leaders of the health industry.: No
It is more important to provide health alerts to the workers in a society than to the consumers.: No
The public does not quickly receive balanced and correct information via the Internet to counteract exaggerated speculations and rumors.: Yes
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2. For each statement, indicate whether it provides an assumption necessary to the conclusion of the blog post.
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| Responses to public health announcements should always be anticipated by the leaders of the health industry. | ||
| It is more important to provide health alerts to the workers in a society than to the consumers. | ||
| The public does not quickly receive balanced and correct information via the Internet to counteract exaggerated speculations and rumors. |
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Responses to public health announcements should always be anticipated by the leaders of the health industry.: No
It is more important to provide health alerts to the workers in a society than to the consumers.: No
The public does not quickly receive balanced and correct information via the Internet to counteract exaggerated speculations and rumors.: Yes
The healthy mouse communities were isolated for three weeks prior to the introduction of the infected mouse.: No
The mice in the healthy communities had all been born of parent mice that had previously been infected with Virus Alpha.: Yes
In some cases, the virus could be transmitted on the gloves of the researchers handling the mice.: Yes
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3. For each statement, indicate whether the statement would weaken the researcher's conclusion about the period of contagion for Virus Alpha.
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| The healthy mouse communities were isolated for three weeks prior to the introduction of the infected mouse. | ||
| The mice in the healthy communities had all been born of parent mice that had previously been infected with Virus Alpha. | ||
| In some cases, the virus could be transmitted on the gloves of the researchers handling the mice. |
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The healthy mouse communities were isolated for three weeks prior to the introduction of the infected mouse.: No
The mice in the healthy communities had all been born of parent mice that had previously been infected with Virus Alpha.: Yes
In some cases, the virus could be transmitted on the gloves of the researchers handling the mice.: Yes
15 Oct 2024, 13:23
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Hi Bismuth83
could you please explain the answer to the 3rd part of 1st Question?
To me, the explanation was subtly in multiple lines where it mentioned things like - the tendency in the culture to try to prepare for every single contingency in the event of any breakout of even the smallest bad news triggering an avalanche of "preparedness recommendations", or the occasional unverified data getting inflated via the rumor-mill of the Internet into a "crisis" or "epidemic" causing lowered productivity among workers and medicine shortages.
"the tendency of culture", "triggering an avalanche", "lowered productivity", "medicine shortages" - aren't these the signs of panic that have been backed up with causes in their respective paras?
could you please explain the answer to the 3rd part of 1st Question?
To me, the explanation was subtly in multiple lines where it mentioned things like - the tendency in the culture to try to prepare for every single contingency in the event of any breakout of even the smallest bad news triggering an avalanche of "preparedness recommendations", or the occasional unverified data getting inflated via the rumor-mill of the Internet into a "crisis" or "epidemic" causing lowered productivity among workers and medicine shortages.
"the tendency of culture", "triggering an avalanche", "lowered productivity", "medicine shortages" - aren't these the signs of panic that have been backed up with causes in their respective paras?
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15 Oct 2024, 16:07
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EshaFatim
Sure thing!
These are signs of panic with possible causes. However, tendency doesn't mean always and we can't assure that this is for the viral contagion.
