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5.5.105.5.10October 07 2007October 07 2007

Standard 5.5.10• Explain the danger in using only a

portion of data collected to describe a whole

• What is a prediction?

Measles

Cuban Measles Cases19803,924

Cuban Measles Cases1990

12

Cuban Measles Cases1991

17

Cuban Measles Cases1992

12

Cuban Measles Cases1993

0

Cuban Measles Cases1994

0

Cuban Measles Cases1995

1

Cuban Measles Cases1995-2000

0

• What do you think will happen to the number of Measles cases in

Cuba for the next 10 years? 20 years? 30 years?

• Based on the data you have seen, what can you predict about measles outbreaks trends in other countries?

• Do you think that measles outbreaks are diminishing throughout the world?

Measles Cases in Egypt• 1980-838 1995-1,833• 1990-887 1996-4,403• 1991-1,231 1997-4,606• 1992-4,403 1998-4,868• 1993-2,874 1999-1,547• 1994-1,444 2000-2,633

Measles Cases in Uganda

• 1980-13,415• 1990-2,637• 1991- N/A• 1992-36,511• 1993- N/A• 1994-49,815

• 1995-42,659• 1996-26,198• 1997-12,562• 1998-42,528• 1999-42,737• 2000-42,554

• Can you say that measles has been eradicated throughout the world?

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