User:ScienceRules1/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
The Epidemiology of Measles

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I chose this article to evaluate because the way that diseases are spread through populations is an important understanding to have when working in public health careers. As of recently, cases of measles has increased due to many underlying factors and so it is important that its page is up to date and accurate. This article is currently rated C-class in information but also high in importance.

Evaluate the article
The lead section of this article begins with who the virus affects and how it affects human immunity. This section is a good length and is also informative of the recent increases in diagnoses. However, the beginning does not focus on the basics such as it being a virus or how a person becomes affected. The starting portion also does not include a short coverage of what the below sections will entail and more makes a broad summary of important facts.

The content of the article is relevant to measles and covers a broad range of topics. The incidence and US outbreaks portions are the largest by far in the body. I did notice that the body only covers information on the incidence and outbreaks of measles, and is missing portions about symptoms, treatments, and history. The outbreak section covers many countries in very little detail, except for the United States, which contains many large paragraphs. The content could use more up-to-date information if available.

Overall the article writes generally neutral, and covers many viewpoints of topics. The tone is also very basic and gives specific facts with citations attached. Although, the article could use more coverage of how virus affects various populations and how government organizations may not hold enough resources at a given time.

The sources and references could benefit from a review of the article, as I saw many areas that stated something and then did not attach a citation to make that connection. Furthermore, many of these sources are outdated and would benefit from an addition of recent resources. Most cited material appears to be from secondary sources and approved resources such as worldwide government information. Headings and the breaking up of information could be of use to make the article easier to understand. Condensing information with sections only a sentence long or adding information to those section would help to fill out the page and better understanding. Content in the articles is straightforward, but jumps topics at times to things that are not later covered in the body. The images provided add context to the information in the body and assists with the understanding of its localities.

The talk page of this article has some history from a few years ago, but the most recent edit was from November of 2022 which may warrant new edits. The added information to each edit is informative and gives other Wiki users a sense of why the edit was made. Overall, the article is informative about certain topics but left me slightly confused and wanting more information. The body needs more information about other topics and a condensing of the incidence and US portions.