“Pretend that you are a person of reproductive age who has no choice but to travel to Florida and thus possibly concerned about Zika. Write a lead (2 short paragraphs) that would bring such concerns, fears and/or questions about the risks, or whatever you think is compelling, based some details from the CDC ‘facts,’ to life.”

It has been nearly 48 hours since I learned that my company’s annual, and mandatory, Shareholders Meeting is being held at its Miami flagship store. The realization that I was being sent straight into the belly of the Zika epidemic has had me in a frantic rage. No more than five months ago, my husband and I begun trying to conceive our first child. Considering my capricious medical history and the hindrances our conception has experienced, I am wary of this trip. …show more content…
After reading the Center for Disease Control and Prevention's updated release on the Miami-Dade county Zika risks, I feel no more reassured than I would have when it was considered an active “yellow zone’. Knowing that there is even a minute chance I could be afflicted by the virus instills great fear into me. Science can typically be trusted, but this is just no time to gamble.

Finally, pretend that you are a journalist at a daily in Florida. Your editor has tasked you to look at the CDC source and to write a lead of three paragraphs that is based on the first two paragraphs (Advice for People..) of the CDC article plus, including at least three points/stats from any of the other categories listed on that page (Prevention/Testing and Diagnosis/Pregnancy Planning), but written in less clinical language. How can you present some of these facts and the latest known about Zika to reassure the typical male or female traveler to