BIOL106 - What is Zika, Is it an infection that is life-threatening

BIOL 106: LAB ASSIGNMENT 12

Analyze This - Zika and Microcephaly

Analyze the graph on this site: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/analyzezika-and-microcephaly .

Using information and data from the site and information you find from your own research, answer the following questions:

1. What is Zika?

2. Is it an infection that is life-threatening typically? Explain.

3. What is microcephaly?

 4. What are some of the developmental issues that can occur with microcephaly?

5. Where was the graph data gathered, and when was it collected? Include weeks and years.

6. Using the graph, when was the largest spike in reports of pregnant women with Zika? Include the week and the year.

7. At the peak, how many women were diagnosed with the disease?

8. When was the largest spike in reports of infants and fetuses with microcephaly? Include the week and the year.

9. At the peak, how many infants and fetuses were diagnosed with microcephaly?

10. How many weeks apart are these two spikes? Give the answer in weeks and then convert it to months.

11. Is this relationship between Zika and microcephaly something that you think should concern researchers (your opinion)? Explain.