Date of Award
Fall 12-2011
Degree Type
Honors College Thesis
Department
Biological Sciences
First Advisor
Cynthia Littlejohn
Advisor Department
Biological Sciences
Abstract
The main focus of this research is to compare the different methods used to control the outbreak of meningococcal disease and determine which one has the greatest effect on the morbidity rates by comparing the number of annual cases before and after the passing of the law. I hypothesize that the variation in state requirements will result in a difference in the incidence of meningococcal disease in each state. I predict that states requiring the vaccine will show a significant decrease in morbidity rates after the passing of the legislation.
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Recommended Citation
Brown, Ashley, "Legislative Effects on the Morbidity Rates of Meningococcal Disease within the United States" (2011). Honors Theses. 8.
https://aquila.usm.edu/honors_theses/8
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