Ebola Outbreak Research Paper
Emily Hax
Alan Cumings
English 3200.8
September 30, 2014 ABC vs. The Guardian on Ebola Outbreak
The ebola outbreak in West Africa is the largest outbreak of ebola ever recorded. The first documented infected area started in Guinea and now has spread from “Guinea to Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria and Senegal and killed more than 2,000 people” (ABC) This is a strikingly scary topic in the news today due to the virus’s rapid infection rate and lack of a cure. “ABC World News,” and “The Guardian” both inform us of current infection rate statistics documented by the WHO (World Health Organization) and what countries are currently trying to help. This information is causing wide spread panic throughout the infected regions and the world …show more content…
it now.
ABC’s headline, “WHO: Liberia Will See Thousands of New Ebola Cases,” leads the reader to believe that the article focuses only Liberia and how many Ebola cases have been documented there.
However, it also discusses what the United States and Britain plan to do to help and what the current healthcare workers there think about that. “The Guardian’s” headline, “Ebola will infect thousands more people in Liberia within weeks, says WHO.” The article reports that the “UN agency says conventional measures to control deadly virus are not working, with patients overflowing new clinics.” “The Guardian’s” headline is a great action header that informs the reader what the article will be talking about. “The Guardian’s” headline delivers a far more alarming tone to it, revealing the uncontrolled state that this epidemic is really …show more content…
in.
Both articles start out with very similar information. ABC’s article was focusing in on relaying information about the countries that were infected and how many treatment beds they had. ABC then goes on to discuss in detail what the United States will be sending over, for example a 25 bed facility for healthcare workers that have become infected. The Guardian’s Article goes into far more detail about the statistics of the countries infected; rather then what is being sent to help.
“The Guardian’s” article it is much shorter article compared to ABC’s. “The Guardian” had a few small interesting facts like how the disease is spread, and the “hot source” of spread now is through motorbikes, and taxis because they are never disinfected. “The Guardian” concentrated on indicating the total death rates so far in the infected countries and what amount of beds are needed to keep up with the infection rate. The extreme numbers revealed in this article are frightening to witness because the epidemic is progressing more than is imaginable.
Both articles touched on how the rate of infection is spreading far faster than the amount of treatment beds that are available.
Doctors Without Borders spoke to the ABC reporter: “The latest surge in efforts may not be enough; the disease was moving "catastrophically through the population much faster than new facilities are being created."” WHO (World Health Organization) reported to “The Guardian” that, “The number of new cases is moving far faster than the capacity to manage them in Ebola-specific treatment centers.” This is significant for the world to know so that people can understand why their countries may take action in sending supplies or help to these
countries. These articles allow the reader insight on one of the largest epidemics in the world today. It is important that the world is informed on this matter because there is a possibility that the disease could be easily spread to countries all around the world. Both articles offer us a view of how the world is coming together to help. It seems if more countries would contribute to new treatment facilities before the infection breeds further there is a possibility of ending this outbreak. But, as both of these article stated, this infection is spreading far more rapidly than the treatment facilities can be built.
1.) Reuters. "Ebola Will Infect Thousands More People in Liberia within Weeks, Says WHO." Theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media, 08 Sept. 2014. Web. 09 Sept. 2014.
2.) Paye-layleh, Jonathan, and Sarah Dilorenzo. "WHO: Liberia Will See Thousands of New Ebola Cases." ABC News. ABC News Network, 8 Sept. 2014. Web. 09 Sept. 2014.
Alan Cumings
English 3200.8
September 30, 2014 ABC vs. The Guardian on Ebola Outbreak
The ebola outbreak in West Africa is the largest outbreak of ebola ever recorded. The first documented infected area started in Guinea and now has spread from “Guinea to Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria and Senegal and killed more than 2,000 people” (ABC) This is a strikingly scary topic in the news today due to the virus’s rapid infection rate and lack of a cure. “ABC World News,” and “The Guardian” both inform us of current infection rate statistics documented by the WHO (World Health Organization) and what countries are currently trying to help. This information is causing wide spread panic throughout the infected regions and the world …show more content…
it now.
ABC’s headline, “WHO: Liberia Will See Thousands of New Ebola Cases,” leads the reader to believe that the article focuses only Liberia and how many Ebola cases have been documented there.
However, it also discusses what the United States and Britain plan to do to help and what the current healthcare workers there think about that. “The Guardian’s” headline, “Ebola will infect thousands more people in Liberia within weeks, says WHO.” The article reports that the “UN agency says conventional measures to control deadly virus are not working, with patients overflowing new clinics.” “The Guardian’s” headline is a great action header that informs the reader what the article will be talking about. “The Guardian’s” headline delivers a far more alarming tone to it, revealing the uncontrolled state that this epidemic is really …show more content…
in.
Both articles start out with very similar information. ABC’s article was focusing in on relaying information about the countries that were infected and how many treatment beds they had. ABC then goes on to discuss in detail what the United States will be sending over, for example a 25 bed facility for healthcare workers that have become infected. The Guardian’s Article goes into far more detail about the statistics of the countries infected; rather then what is being sent to help.
“The Guardian’s” article it is much shorter article compared to ABC’s. “The Guardian” had a few small interesting facts like how the disease is spread, and the “hot source” of spread now is through motorbikes, and taxis because they are never disinfected. “The Guardian” concentrated on indicating the total death rates so far in the infected countries and what amount of beds are needed to keep up with the infection rate. The extreme numbers revealed in this article are frightening to witness because the epidemic is progressing more than is imaginable.
Both articles touched on how the rate of infection is spreading far faster than the amount of treatment beds that are available.
Doctors Without Borders spoke to the ABC reporter: “The latest surge in efforts may not be enough; the disease was moving "catastrophically through the population much faster than new facilities are being created."” WHO (World Health Organization) reported to “The Guardian” that, “The number of new cases is moving far faster than the capacity to manage them in Ebola-specific treatment centers.” This is significant for the world to know so that people can understand why their countries may take action in sending supplies or help to these
countries. These articles allow the reader insight on one of the largest epidemics in the world today. It is important that the world is informed on this matter because there is a possibility that the disease could be easily spread to countries all around the world. Both articles offer us a view of how the world is coming together to help. It seems if more countries would contribute to new treatment facilities before the infection breeds further there is a possibility of ending this outbreak. But, as both of these article stated, this infection is spreading far more rapidly than the treatment facilities can be built.
1.) Reuters. "Ebola Will Infect Thousands More People in Liberia within Weeks, Says WHO." Theguardian.com. Guardian News and Media, 08 Sept. 2014. Web. 09 Sept. 2014.
2.) Paye-layleh, Jonathan, and Sarah Dilorenzo. "WHO: Liberia Will See Thousands of New Ebola Cases." ABC News. ABC News Network, 8 Sept. 2014. Web. 09 Sept. 2014.