PPT-Predicting Cholera in Yemen using NASA Satellites

Cholera a waterborne bacterial disease infects millions of people each year leading to thousands of deaths Predicting favorable conditions for cholera infection relies on identifying areas of above average temperatures and rainfall poor water infrastructures and changes in land use To tackle this problem scientists . The bacterium secretes toxin cholera toxin CT which causes severe 64258uid loss from the body into the digestive tract leading to dehydration and ultimately death by diarrhoea V cholerae has caused seven worldwide disease outbreaks or pandemics sinc BioQUEST. 2012. Case Study Format. Learning Objectives. Resources. Data Analysis & Visualization. Tools. Statistics. Assessment. Module Design. In this module, students will:. (1) investigate the natural history of . By: Jon Stenz and . Kaitlyn. Cochran . Capital: Sana. ’. a . Predominately Islamic Country . 55 % Sunni 45% Shiite . Part of the Arab League . Language: Arabic. North and South Yemen unified in 1990 to form republic . HISTORY. Sana’a (the capital) is . one of the world's oldest cities. .. Yemen was split into northern and southern parts in 1548 by the British and Turks fighting for control.. After many years of battling Yemen again became whole in 1990.. 's. crisis:. . The houthis take over. A struggle for power . By. King David. In the early 1990's the Houthis began as a religious peace group, Ansar Allah (Partisans of God). 2004—hundreds die as troops battle Shia insurgency . 5 In 2013, NASA will launch the Magnetosphere Multi-Scale (MMS) satellite constellation; a set of four identical satellites that will study the 3-dimensional properties of Earth's magnetosphere. The CRISIS . APPEAL . 2016. ‘Evening, morning and noon I cry out in distress, and he hears my voice’. Psalm 55:17. Yemen is a country in crisis. . More than 18.8 million people urgently need humanitarian assistance – that’s over three-quarters of the population.. /. . The earthquake in Haiti in 2010 strained the already limited water sanitation systems. http://spring2013env3400haiti.wordpress.com/2013/04/03/49/. . UN peacekeepers from Nepal brought cholera to Haiti. Need for . Launchers. . Dr. D.A. BERGMANN. SpaceWorks. 2015 Market Forecast. SpaceWorks. 2015 Market Forecast. . (. NSR Forecast). . . יוזמות בעולם. SWORDS . (Soldier Warfighter Operationally Responsive . For All Things Space……... What is a Rocket?. A rocket is a machine that uses escaping gas to move. Modern Rocketry. Robert Goddard is known as the father of modern rocketry. .. American inventor and physicist. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3fH84fE0eo&feature=related. Why doesn’t the moon fall down?. It does.. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RsFf9gl6lL8&feature=related. What is a satellite?. Technically, anything that is in orbit around Earth is technically a satellite, but the term "satellite" is typically used to describe a useful object placed in orbit purposely to perform some specific mission or task. We commonly hear about weather satellites, communication satellites and scientific satellites.. Cholera is a serious disease affecting both children and adults. . It is caused by eating or drinking food or water that is contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.. It . is an acute secretory diarrheal illness caused . CHOLERA. Cholera is a serious disease affecting both children and adults. . It is caused by eating or drinking food or water that is contaminated with the bacterium Vibrio cholerae.. It . is an acute secretory diarrheal illness caused . Case Studies developed for the GPM Disease Initiative. These case studies illustrate the many ways in which NASA Earth-observing data is being used to predict, respond to, and better understand vector-borne and water-related disease..