Tow #22 WNS vs Zika

If you think having Zika was bad for humans, can you only imagine what disease animals are going through. To be more specific, what disease bats are now experiencing? March is known for St. Patricks day, but it's also known for having National Bat Day! The Discovery News helps bring some light to bats during this month. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, FWS, announced in late March that a bat was found with the deadly disease, white nose syndrome (WNS). This is extremely bad news and very important as this is now the first time the condition had been seen in western North America. While reading this article the author, Discovery News mentions, "It robs them of energy they need to survive, as their fat reserves are prematurely drained. It can lay waste to entire colonies of bats," including the major consequences of this disease. After mentioning the affects of the disease, it includes the previous history of this disease and its whereabouts. This helps the audience see the statistics behind it, besides Dan Ashe, A Wildlife Service officer, mentions his experience in seeing this disease. Towards the end of the article it goes into further detail about the disease stating, "WNS is caused by the fungus Pseudogymnoascus destructans, which infects bats while they hibernate, harming their nose, ears, and wings." Now this includes a visual for the audience. By first starting in very general terms and getting more detailed, also called deduction, it allowed the audience to understand the text and not be overwhelmed. Because the author used that style of writting it was very effective towards their purpose; slowly making the audience aware of the horrible disease that is going to gradually affect the population of the small brown bats, (Myotis lucifugus).