Healthmap Investigation 4


US/India/Middle East/Philippines 

The goal of this assignment is to investigate the healthmap.org website and find a new and specific outbreak that has found its way into the general population.  Your focus will be to record three new outbreaks in all various parts of the world- North, South, East, and West regions of the world throughout the four weeks of class.

Complete the following for each of the three outbreaks:

  • Name the communicable disease
  • Name the location- City, County, State, Region, Territory and so on
  • Describe the specifics of the outbreak including causes and symptoms
  • How many cases have been confirmed and who has been affected?
  • What is being done to prevent the spread of the disease?