West Nile Virus: What is the Risk?
by Jeffrey T. Bradley, Ann Arbor Skyline High School, Health & Medicine Magnet
In collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.SkylineHealthMedicine.com
Summary
The students will investigate (1) What happens when West Nile Virus (WNV) shows up
in a community? (2) What is the risk of an individual contracting the disease? (3)
What can you do to lower your risk?
Learning Outcomes
• Students will be able to describe the life cycle of a mosquito and relate it to how
humans become infected with WNV.
• Students will be able to identify risk factors that increase their exposure to WNV.
• Students will be able to determine statistically what the relative risk of contracting
WNV is for various groups.
• Students will be able to assess the risk of intrauterine transmission of WNV from a
mother to her unborn child.
Materials
1. Students will need access to computers with an Internet connection.
2. Copies of all the handouts for each student.
3. A sign that reads “CDC Epidemic Investigation Headquarters”.