This flu season, there is another virus we need to watch out for: the adenovirus. The adenovirus is preventable through a vaccine, but US military personnel are some of the only people being vaccinated against the virus. The virus can cause symptoms similar to a common cold and influenza, but it can cause other complications. In a 2007 outbreak. ten people were killed. This doesn't compare to influenza but it is preventable, so we should be working to stop it. Unlike other viruses, the adenovirus is very difficult to kill. It can remain on plastic and metal surfaces for up to a month, so people need to get the vaccine in order to prevent against the virus. The author of this article, Maggie Fox, uses appeals to logos, pathos, and ethos to inform her readers of the adenovirus. She appeals to logos by stating fact regarding the disease. For example, in a college campus study, 13 out of 168 people who came in for influenza treatment actually had the adenovirus and they didn't know it. Fox also states, "Influenza puts up to 700,000 [people] in the hospital [per year]." These facts provide the reader with background knowledge about the disease so that they know what they are really learning about. Next, Maggie Fox appeals to pathos by describing cases of individual people with the adenovirus. She tells about a 43 year-old healthy woman from Rochester, New York, who contracted pneumonia and respiratory failure. The woman suffered from brain swelling and bleeding, and was placed on a ventilator. Over a year later, she still felt out of breath at times. This detailed story pulls into the readers emotions. Knowing how bad this disease can escalate to makes readers want to get vaccinated to prevent against the virus. Finally, Fox appeals to ethos in her article. She cites several official people and businesses, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and Adriana Kajon, Ph. D, of the Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute. Knowing that Fox got her research from well educated people and programs makes readers trust the facts. It may make readers want to do something about it because they have this information from a qualified source. The tone of this article is informational, but also urgent and demanding. This adenovirus can become a major problem if you are not vaccinated against it, and Fox wants to inform her readers of its effects.
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