Mount Pinatubo Infographic
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CAMP LIFE was MOUNT PINATUBO ERUPTION: A LOOK AT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN A NATURAL DISASTER AND THE SPREAD OF DISEASE 1) July 1990 Magnitude 7.8 earquake occurs approximately 100 km (62 miles) to the northeast of Mount Pinatubo. 2) March 1991 - Villiagers around Mount Pinatubo begin feeling tremors. Vulcanologists begin to take a closer look at the mountain. 3) April 2 1991 - Small explosions begin and ash particles begin to be ejected form vents. 5,000 people are evacuated 4) April 2 - June 5 - Eruptions and earthquakes become more common and continue to elevate in intensity. 5) June 5 - Level 3 alert issued due to possibility of a major eruption 6) June 7 - Lava dome begins to form. 5) June 10 - Level 5 alert is issued due to the likely event of eruption - 25,000 people are evacuated 20 km (12.4 miles) away. 6) June 12 - Danger radius is extended to 30 km (18.6 miles) - Total number of people evacuated reaches 58,000 people 7) June 15 - Mount Pinatuba erupts at 1:42 p.m. local time and continue for 9 hours. The summit subsequnetly collapses forming a large caldera. Earthquakes fol- low in response to the collapse. - Tropical Storm Yunya was also in the area further contributing to the devas- tation. Ash that was ejected mixed with vapour from the storm and caused a large amount of tephra to to cover a large majority of Vental Luzon. - 33 cm (13 inches) of ash was deposited approximately 10.5 km (772 sq miles) from the eruption site. 200 - 800 people were killed due to the weight of ashfall collapsing roofs. TIMELINE GLOBAL IMPACT Nose Mouth Throat THE SPREAD MEASLES OUTBREAK 18,000 people were affected 29% 22% 349 people died in the first 12 weeks. Death rates peaked in the 7th week, when a death rate of 26/10,000 occurred among the Aetas. Measles Diarrhea Respitory Infection D EA T H i runny nose fever pink eye cough loss of appetite SYMPTOMS Complications are the most dangerous symptom of measles. Commonly afflicting young children, the elderly, and people with compromised im- mune systems. Diarrhea, ear infections, pneumonia and encephalitis, which is an inflamation of the brain, are the most common killers rash & X INADEQUATE Shelter Potable Water Sanitary Means Waste Disposal The perfect environment for a Measles is spread through infectious droplets in the air. Usually dispelled through the People are contagious for four days before the rash becomes visible, to four days after it’s appearance. TREATMENT CAUTION L E A D I N G C A U S E S O F 25,000 OVERCROWDED EVACUATED 30 km away into makeshift camps. residents of Central Luzon were THE LINK Since the Aetas are a tribe that re- main seperate from society, measles and measles vaccinations were relatively unknown to the tribe. This greatly increased the spread of the disease and the impact on the death The Aetas The Aetas are an indige- nous tribe that lives off of the land of Mt. Pinatubo The volcano is hugely prevelant in their culture and they subsist almost entirely on it for survival. Subsequently, they rarely come in contact with the outside world. 31% 15 - 30 million tons of sulfur dioxide gas was ejected into the atmosphere. After mixing with water and oxygen in the atmosphere the gas trans- formed into sulfuric acid. The aerosol cloud spread around the earth and actually reduced global temperatures by approximately 1 degree celsius. Floods along the Mississipi River and drought in the Sahel region of Africa are thought to have been influenced by the eruption. envelope hemagglutinin fusion (F) matrix (M) lipid membrane nucleocapsid nucleoprotein (N) phosphoproten RNA large protein (L) The Virus ! There is NO specific treatment for Measles. Bed rest, fluids and control of the fever are sug- gested. People who develop complications will need specific treatment.to their problem. PREVENTION The contagious nature of measles is limiting. There are no treatments that will limit the effects, only methods to control the effects of the side effects. Immunization is the best method of prevention. Once an infection is diagnosed, prompt vaccination of all unaffected people and quarantine of afftected is recommended to constrain the disease and prevent further spreading of the disesase. TODAY IN CENTRAL LUZON... The Phillipino government has proactively persued and supported the widespread administration of the MMR vaccine. This has greatly re- duced the chances of similar circumstances occuring again. Although, it is still recommended that travelers to the area get immunized beforehand to reduce any chance of the spread of infection. Could this happen in North America? There are specific circumstances that elevated the situation in Central Luzon that encouraged the spread of disease. The Aetas lack of exposure to the virus combined with lack of knowledge on the subject were major contributors to the spread of disease. In North America, medical facilities and widespread vaccina- tions are availiable and encouraged. Also, active volcanoes are not common in most regions of the North America. Although there are some excpceptions and active faults in some regions, most of these places have facilities and action plans in place to properly contain evacuees and disease outbreaks. And the MMR VACCINE Data collected from http://geography.about.com/od/globalproblemsandissues/a/pinatubo.htm?rd=1 and http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S004019510000130X
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CAMP LIFEwas
MOUNT PINATUBO ERUPTION: A LOOK AT THE CONNECTION BETWEEN A NATURAL DISASTER AND THE SPREAD OF DISEASE
1) July 1990 Magnitude 7.8 earquake occurs approximately 100 km (62 miles) to the northeast of Mount Pinatubo.
2) March 1991- Villiagers around Mount Pinatubo begin feeling tremors. Vulcanologists begin to take a closer look at the mountain.
3) April 2 1991- Small explosions begin and ash particles begin to be ejected form vents. 5,000 people are evacuated4) April 2 - June 5- Eruptions and earthquakes become more common and continue to elevate in intensity.5) June 5- Level 3 alert issued due to possibility of a major eruption6) June 7- Lava dome begins to form.5) June 10- Level 5 alert is issued due to the likely event of eruption- 25,000 people are evacuated 20 km (12.4 miles) away.
6) June 12- Danger radius is extended to 30 km (18.6 miles)- Total number of people evacuated reaches 58,000 people
7) June 15- Mount Pinatuba erupts at 1:42 p.m. local time and continue for 9 hours.The summit subsequnetly collapses forming a large caldera. Earthquakes fol-low in response to the collapse.- Tropical Storm Yunya was also in the area further contributing to the devas-tation. Ash that was ejected mixed with vapour from the storm and caused a large amount of tephra to to cover a large majority of Vental Luzon. - 33 cm (13 inches) of ash was deposited approximately 10.5 km (772 sq miles) from the eruption site. 200 - 800 people were killed due to the weight of ashfall collapsing roofs.
TIMELINE
GLOBAL IMPACT
NoseMouth
Throat
THE SPREAD
MEASLES OUTBREAK18,000people were affected29%
22% 349 people died in the first 12 weeks.Death rates peaked in the 7th week, when a death rate of 26/10,000 occurred among the Aetas.
MeaslesDiarrhea
RespitoryInfection
DEATHi
runny nosefever
pink eyecough
loss of appetite
SYMPTOMS
Complications are the most dangerous symptom of measles. Commonly afflicting young children, the elderly, and people with compromised im-mune systems. Diarrhea, ear infections, pneumonia and encephalitis, which is an inflamation of the brain, are the most common killers
rash
&XINADEQUATE
ShelterPotable Water
Sanitary MeansWaste Disposal
The perfect environment for a
Measles is spread through infectious droplets in the air. Usually dispelled through the
People are contagious for four days before the rash becomes visible, to four days after it’s appearance.
TREATMENTCAUTION
LEAD
ING CAUSES OF
25,000
OVERCROWDED
EVACUATED 30 km away into makeshift camps.
residents of Central Luzon were
THE LINKSince the Aetas are a tribe that re-main seperate from society, measles and measles vaccinations were relatively unknown to the tribe. This greatly increased the spread of the disease and the impact on the death
The AetasThe Aetas are an indige-nous tribe that lives off of the land of Mt. Pinatubo The volcano is hugely prevelant in their culture and they subsist almost entirely on it for survival. Subsequently, they rarely come in contact with the outside world.
31%
15 - 30 million tons of sulfur dioxide gas was ejected into the atmosphere. After mixing with water and oxygen in the atmosphere the gas trans-formed into sulfuric acid. The aerosol cloud spread around the earth and actually reduced global temperatures by approximately 1 degree celsius. Floods along the Mississipi River and drought in the Sahel region of Africa are thought to have been influenced by the eruption.
envelopehemagglutininfusion (F)matrix (M)lipid membrane
nucleocapsidnucleoprotein (N)phosphoprotenRNAlarge protein (L)
The Virus
!There is NO specific treatment for Measles.Bed rest, fluids and control of the fever are sug-gested. People who develop complications will need specific treatment.to their problem.
PREVENTION
The contagious nature of measles is limiting. There are no treatments that will limit the effects, only methods to control the effects of the side effects. Immunization is the best method of prevention. Once an infection is diagnosed, prompt vaccination of all unaffected people and quarantine of afftected is recommended to constrain the disease and prevent further spreading of the disesase.
TODAY IN CENTRAL LUZON...
The Phillipino government has proactively persued and supported the widespread administration of the MMR vaccine. This has greatly re-duced the chances of similar circumstances occuring again. Although, it is still recommended that travelers to the area get immunized beforehand to reduce any chance of the spread of infection.
Could this happen in North America?
There are specific circumstances that elevated the situation in Central Luzon that encouraged the spread of disease. The Aetas lack of exposure to the virus combined with lack of knowledge on the subject were major contributors to the spread of disease. In North America, medical facilities and widespread vaccina-tions are availiable and encouraged. Also, active volcanoes are not common in most regions of the North America. Although there are some excpceptions and active faults in some regions, most of these places have facilities and action plans in place to properly contain evacuees and disease outbreaks.
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