Deadly+Debate

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Outline ARTICLE:
 * 1) Introduction: Hook/ Thesis Statement
 * 2) Supporting Subtopic One
 * 3) Supporting Subtopic Two
 * 4) Supporting Subtopic Three
 * 5) Subtopic One
 * 6) Supporting Evidence One
 * 7) Supporting Evidence Two
 * 8) Supporting Evidence Three
 * 9) Subtopic Two
 * 10) Supporting Evidence One
 * 11) Supporting Evidence Two
 * 12) Supporting Evidence Three
 * 13) Subtopic Three
 * 14) Supporting Evidence One
 * 15) Supporting Evidence Two
 * 16) Supporting Evidence Three
 * 17) Rebuttal
 * 18) Supporting Evidence One
 * 19) Supporting Evidence Two
 * 20) Supporting Evidence Three
 * 21) Conclusion (Restatement of thesis)
 * 22) Restatement of Subtopic One
 * 23) Restatement of Subtopic Two
 * 24) Restatement of Subtopic Three

Bacteria versus Viruses: Which Is Deadlier? Imagine living in the year 1917, and the U.S. is at peace within itself, as well as with the rest of the world. However, no one is prepared for the disaster of 1918 and 1919. A terrible pandemic of “La Grippe” or the “Spanish Flu” is about to ravage the U.S., causing a higher death toll than World War I. Read on to find out why viruses are so deadly, as well as what can be done to treat them. Viruses are more deadly than bacteria for three reasons: how they are transmitted, the diseases they can cause, and the fact that some strains are medicine-resistant. First of all, transmission. Viruses can be transmitted and introduced into the body in a number of ways. They can be airborne, picked up from contaminated objects, spread through person-to-person contact, or ingested in contaminated food and/or water. Objects that are touched often, such as doorknobs or telephones, are a good place to find viruses. Once the virus (or viruses) is on an animal or person's skin, it can get into its body very easily. If the eyes, nose, or mouth are touched, viruses can get from the area of contact to the place that was touched. From the eyes, nose, or mouth, the virus (or viruses) can work their way into the body. Once inside, they travel through the bloodstream to reach a living cell. They virus then takes over the cell, transforming it into a virus-production factory. Next, viruses are responsible for causing a large number of diseases. These diseases include: polio, chicken pox, smallpox, measles, the common cold, influenza, mononucleosis, 7 types of hepatitis, mumps, yellow fever, AIDS/HIV, encephalitis (inflammation of the brain), and cancer. There are more “good” than “bad” bacteria, but most viruses are harmful. Out of the 19 viruses listed, polio, smallpox, all 7 types of hepatitis, mononucleosis, measles, AIDS/HIV, encephalitis (inflammation of the brain), and cancer (14 virus types) all have effects that last at least 2 weeks and can have complications that may lead to death. Polio, cancer, smallpox, and AIDS/HIV can cause effects that can last for the rest of the afflicted person's life. However, with some diseases (such as cancer), action can be taken to prevent the spreading or worsening of the disease. Lastly, several medicine-resistant strains of viruses exist, resulting from the overuse of antibiotics to try and fight a virus. Typically, antibiotics have little or no effect on viruses; therefore making them very hard to treat. Viruses can also undergo slight mutations so they are resistant to a certain medication. When we have a virus and are repeatedly prescribed the same medication to try and treat it, the virus may mutate to become resistant to that drug. Viruses can mutate slightly or they can change dramatically so most, or in some cases, all medications used to treat their symptoms have little or no effect. Bacteria can cause diseases as well, but there are more helpful than harmful bacteria. The majority of disease-causing bacteria can easily be killed with simple antibiotics, and most do not have long-lasting effects due to infection. All in all, viruses are deadlier than bacteria because of their transmission, the diseases they can cause, and the fact that medicine-resistant strains of viruses actually exist. Bacteria can be deadly as well, but there are many more harmful viruses. This is my rough draft of my article. Pictures



My Voki Comparison Table:

Works Cited(Resources Used)
 * **Criteria** || **Bacteria** **(Samantha T.)** || **Viruses** **(Emily C.)** ||
 * Size || 1 to 5 microns (25,000 mircons equal one inch) || Smallest organism that can reproduce ||
 * Shapes || Spheres, rods, and spirals. || Crystals, cylinders, spheres, and spacecraft ||
 * Transmission || Can enter through your mouth or cuts in skin. Causes infections by multiplying. || Can be airborne (sneezing, coughing), picked up from contaminated objects, person-to-person contact, ingested through contaminated food/water, transmitted by certain animals (i.e. mosquitoes), recieved in blood transfusions, ||
 * Causes || Pathogenic bacteria can causes diseases such as tetanus and diptheria. || Polio, measles, mumps, chicken pox, the common cold, influenza, mononucleosis, hepatitis, yellow fever, parvo (short for parvovirus), AIDS/HIV, ||
 * Treatments || Antibiotics are used in treating bacterial infections. || There are antiviral medications, but there aren't very many. Vaccines prevent viral infections from happening in the first place. ||
 * Movement || Some use flagella, || Viruses can be dormant in the bloodstream for months, ||

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