Chloropleth Maps

Chloropeth maps are used to express spatial units with uniform colors and patterns. They are appropriate for scaled data such as the new cases of T. brucei gambiense in Africa in 2006. The colors represent the varying prevalence categories of the disease as given by the key. T. brucei is the protozoa that causes sleeping sickness or African Trypanosomiasis. The vector is the tsetse fly, which prefers shady river areas. The symptoms include confusion, altered diurnal rhythm, dementia, and convulsions. The victim becomes progressively  mentally impaired, loses bladder control, and may undergo varying forms of paralysis eventually fading into a coma.

9 months

I took my son to his last doctor's appointment for his 9-month check up. He received his vaccinations and we said our final good-byes to the wonderful staff that has helped me through the first quarter of his life. We will be moving Georgia so that I can hopefully gain acceptance into one of their medical schools. My son's pediatrician has further motivated me to pursue my dream of becoming a physician. Her compassion and pure love of the field drives me to give my all to attain this goal. I am not the strongest academic student but I have the biggest heart and the most passion. When I start a project, I work my hardest to finish, not just my hardest but I give my best. I desire to offer childcare to impoverished kids. When I stare into the eyes of my son, I am reassured of my purpose in life: to pursue excellence for God's glory while striving to affect as many lives as possible. So today, I am asking what can I do to carry out my mission each and every day? Not just my long term goals, but what can I do outside of the classroom every day that will contribute to my long term goal. I want to positively affect lives, not only medically, but also emotionally. I can start by service.