MATH 225 Week 3 Lab Assignment; Sentinel Enhanced Dengue Surveillance System - Puerto Rico, 2012–2022

MATH225 Week 3 Lab Assignment Name: ………Instructor Name: Professor Cruz Sealey Please use this template to help answer the questions listed in the lab instructions. The “parts” below refer to the parts listed in the lab instructions. Type your answers and post your screenshots in the spaces given below. Then, save this document with your name and submit it inside the course room. Part 1. Read the assigned article. Please reach out to your instructor if you did not receive the assigned article for the term by Monday of Week 3. Title: Review of [Sentinel Enhanced Dengue Surveillance System — Puerto Rico, 2012–2022] Author(s): [Zachary J. Madewell, PhD; Alfonso C. Hernandez-Romieu, MD; Joshua M. Wong, MD; Laura D. Zambrano, PhD; Hannah R. Volkman, PhD;Janice Perez-Padilla, MPH; Dania M. Rodriguez, MS; Olga Lorenzi, MS; Carla Espinet, MPH; Jorge Munoz-Jordan, PhD;Verónica M. Frasqueri-Quintana, MPH; Vanessa Rivera-Amill, PhD; Luisa I. Alvarado-Domenech, MD; Diego Sainz, MD; Jorge Bertran, MD;Gabriela Paz-Bailey, MD, PhD; Laura E. Adams, DVM] Summarize the assigned article in one paragraph. Make sure to quote and interpret at least one statistic.: The article is about a quantitative study/observation of the island of Puerto Rico. SEDSS or the Sentinel Enhanced Dengue Surveillance System was created to survey and monitor the occurrence of dengue or dengue-like Acute febrile illnesses. Dengue is a mosquito borne viral illness which is an endemic in Puerto Rico. “From May 2012 to December 2022, there were 43,608 unique visits from 35,855 total participants enrolled in SEDSS” (Madewell et. Al 2024) 45% of this 43,608 were from Ponce. Through the surveillance 1432 of the cases were actual dengue, 2293 were confirmed or probable cases of chikungunya and 1918 confirmed or probable cases of Zika virus. The article or report shows the way SEDSS 2750820296779©2024 Chamberlain University ©2024 Chamberlain University 1 can track and monitor the outbreak of different viral infections. Using statistics to follow the trends of different symptoms and signs to better control the possibility of an outbreak or endemic within the Puerto Rican Island. Part 2. Choose ONE Graph, Table or Chart from the article. Post a screenshot of ONE graph, chart or table from the assigned article (The article may have more than one chart/table/graph but you only choose one to analyze in this lab): 1175721176977 2 ©2024 Chamberlain University Part 3. Analyze the article. Analysis (Answer the following questions thoroughly in complete sentences, referencing the graph, chart or table you selected from the article.) What type of data does the graph, chart or table from your screenshot above display (Quantitative or Qualitative data)? Explain how you came to that conclusion. The graph above is a stacked bar graph. It shows quantitative data of the number of confirmed or probable viral infections through the years of surveillance. I know it’s quantitative because it is using numerical values to express how many participants had one of the viral infections being monitored. What type of graph, table or chart did you choose from your screenshot above display (bar graph,