Student Research Reports
A STUDY OF COMPARATIVE WEATHER CHANGES AND INFLUENZA PREVALENCE WITHIN RUARAKA DISTRICT IN NAIROBI, KENYA
Organization(s):St. Scholastica Catholic School, St. Scholastica Catholic School
Student(s):1. Reagan Gakungu
2. Soro Karna
3. JoyAnn Makena
Grade Level:Middle School (grades 6-8, ages 11-14)
GLOBE Educator(s):Eric Nzioka, Amos Kaui
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Report Type(s):International Virtual Science Symposium Report
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Date Submitted:04/03/2017
This report is meant to find out the relationship among temperature, precipitation, humidity and influenza prevalence. The amount or level of temperature, precipitation and humidity has direct effect on the weather and climatic changes in the area. These changes have a great influence on influenza infections. This influenza majorly attacks the upper respiratory tract parts of the body.
This research uses data collected in our TAHMO weather station in our school and the upper respiratory tract infections as recorded in UZIMA dispensary, a constituent health facility of St. Scholastica Catholic School which is opposite the TAHMO weather station.