User:Mohrra3748/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Polio

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article because polio presents an interesting epidemiological case where a disease can be eradicated in some parts of the world and prevalent in others. I think this will lead to an interesting look at how epidemiological data can be shown on Wikipedia. Polio is an important topic and presenting correct information on the disease is critical for public health. At first glance this page seems to be comprehensive and extensive while maintaining a sensible organization.

Evaluate the article
The lead section gives a brief explanation of polio symptoms, transmission, history, and prognosis of the disease. This is a good overview of the disease and includes what the lead section should. The talk page mentions the lead section containing too much statistic information which is a valid critic. This be an improvement to make the section more concise.

The content of the page is separated into many distinct sections. This is important to cover all aspects of polio. Main sections include epidemiology, history, prevention, and pathophysiology. The content is relevant to the topic and is necessary for providing a broad view into polio. The content of the article provides neutral and scientific information on polio. Links are provided throughout the article to provide an easy way to access more information on related topics to polio. This is important to allow the reader to keep up with the information on the page. Links to references are also included throughout the content of the article. This is important to provide additional resources to learn about the topic. The references are credible sources and provide information to construct the article. The talk page mentions sources could use updating which is a valid critic of the article. Many sources appear to be 10-20 years old. This article could be improved by including more current information on the status of the disease in different regions. While this is the point of the article in explaining specific regions individually the article could present more current events dealing with the topic.

This article is a good source of surface information on polio and is presented in a way that shows many aspects of the disease and its epidemiology. This article does an excellent job showing a useful organization of information.