My Thesis for my Informative Paper

Thesis:
Increasing cases of Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) have caused the sudden awareness of the issue's severity in the United States and in particular south-eastern Minnesota.

Intro:

1. The detailed story of hundreds of elk infected with a particular severe are killed off in Zumbrota MN, people's reaction to why elk were killed, Importance of wiping out the elk farm.
2. Thesis
3. Short background info on CWD
4. Relevance to the United States
5. Relevance to SE MN
6. Raise Question "Hoes this affect human beings?/ Why do we car?"

Supporting Ideas:

•  Background Info

1. Origin of Disease
2. What it is
3. Medical Quotes from professionals pertaining to severity of disease
4. Specific severe cases, reason to worry

• CWD relevance to the entire united states

1. Specific nation-wide cases
2. Written map of how it has spread from state to state
3. National public opinion of disease compared to a Professionals opinion
4. What we can expect in the next 5 years on a national level

• CWD impact on local south-eastern Minnesota

1. Block dialogue from local recent newspaper article
2. The local people's opinions and arguments
3. Why are the steps being taken to prevent the disease controversial
4. Quotes from local professionals (DNR officer's, public officials)
5. The future of SE Minnesota and CWD

• How does the disease intervene with the human race

1. Vivid details of disease in humans
2. How this can happen
3. What we have prepared if it does happen

Conclusion:

• Tie The four supporting ideas together
• explain the overall importance of the awareness of CWD

possible usable reference sites:
http://www.cwd-info.org/
http://www.cwd-info.org/index.php/fuseaction/about.map
http://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal_health/animal_diseases/cwd/
http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/mammals/deer/cwd/index.html
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvrd/cwd/
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol10no6/03-1082.htm
http://www.mndeerhunters.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=28
http://www.bah.state.mn.us/bah/releases/nr2011-01-21.html