The Controversy Over Bandaid30 For Ebola - 2955 Words

1. Short Answers: Each answer is worth 3 points. Answer all 15 questions. Total: 45 points. 1. Define Pinkwashing and give an example. The term Pinkwashing was created by Breast Cancer Action. It was a part of their Think Before You Pink campaign. Pinkwashing or pinkwasher is an organization that claims to care about breast cancer by promoting a pink ribbon product however they produce and sell products that are linked to disease. An example of Pinkwashing would be KFC’s â€Å"Buckets for the Cure†, since high intakes of fried and barbequed meat can cause breast cancer. 2. Explain the controversy over BandAid30 for Ebola. The controversy was that many people felt as if the lyrics of the revised song were very ignorant and fell†¦show more content†¦The government had begun to ban any studies that were being done on salmon. The government also closed down labs that were performing experiments on salmon. A lot of profit is made by the government, from the sales of farm fish that is sold locally and exported. After taking all the research and all the results for salmon research and experiments, it was said that the results were negative. In reality, the salmon were highly infected with Infectious Salmon Anemia. These results came from labs that were not funded by the government or farm fish industry. If it was announced that the results were positive, Fish farms would be closed down, causing less earning by the government. 4. Name the three viruses affecting the wild British Columbia salmon. ISA, Salmon Alphavirus, and Piscine Reovirus. The three viruses identified were Piscine Reovirus (PRV), Infectious Salmon Anemia (ISA) and Salmon Alphavirus. Piscine Reovirus shows symptoms of Heart and Skeletal Muscle Inflammation and Cardiomyopathy syndrome. All fish do not show this symptom. Infectious Salmon Anemia can cause loss of appetite, abnormal swimming, graying gills etc. Salmon alphavirus symptoms change and get worse over time. Symptoms include visible lesions and tissue abnormality. These three viruses are extremely deadly to fish. 5. ISA is an abbreviation for? Describe what it is. ISA is an abbreviation for Infectious Salmon Anemia. It can