Essays on Zika Virus

For the first time in history, the Olympic Games will be held in South America. Despite the excitement for this summer’s events, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been forced to address pressing issues creeping up in the Rio de Janeiro area. These issues concern…

A social problem is different than a personal problem because social problems are “socially constructed” whereas an individual problem only focuses on the individual. Social problems imply that something is society’s issue, not an individual persons issue. Identifying a problem as a social problem changes…

The Zika virus is transmitted by Aedes mosquitoes and is currently known to occur in Africa, Asia, the Pacific, and the Americas. There is no vaccine or treatment for the disease, but side effects are usually mild and there have been no reported fatalities due…