Epidemiologist ______Date ______

Disease Research

Disease to study ______

Pathology

  1. What is the cause (agent) of the disease?

Epidemiology

  1. How is it transmitted?
  1. How many people are currently infected?
  1. Where (in the world) does the disease occur?
  1. When and where was the most outbreak reported?
  1. What are the rates of mortality?

Response and Treatment

  1. What are the signs and symptoms of the disease?
  1. What part of the body does it affect (cells/tissues/organs)?
  1. What damage does the pathogen inflict? How is this damage inflicted (is there damage to the cell? Is a toxin produced? Does the immune response cause damage?)
  1. What is the timetable of the disease? (Length of time it takes once you are infected till symptoms appear, and even till death)
  1. How is this disease diagnosed?
  1. Once diagnosed, how can it be treated today?
  1. Can this disease be cured? Can this disease be prevented (vaccination)?
  1. Can you live with this disease (is it a chronic issue)?
  1. Are you at risk of developing another disease due to this disease?

History

  1. How long have we known about this disease?
  1. What are other names of this disease?
  1. How was this disease treated in the past?
  1. What negative affects did people afflicted with this disease in the past experience?
  1. What is one notable historical case of this disease? Describe.
  1. What political debate, laws, or legislation has this disease inspired?
  1. What moral or ethical debates must be address (or have been addressed in the past) regarding this disease?

Works Cited

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Disease List

AIDS

Cholera

Small Pox

Ebola

Black Plague

Polio

Measles

Whooping Cough (Pertussis)

Flu (H1N1, Avian, SARS)

Syphilis

Tuberculosis

Malaria

Lyme Disease

Rabies

Tetanus

Hemorrhagic Fever

Yellow Fever

Thyroid

Leprosy

HPV

Hepatitis

Mad Cow Disease

Meningitis (Bacterial, Viral)

Dengue Fever

Mumps

Mononucleosis

Disease Research Project

Step 1 - Choose your product: Pamphlet, Poster or PowerPoint

Step 2 – Design your project to include all of the following:

  1. A Title
  2. At least 2 Pictures
  3. One of the pathogen
  4. Another of a person with the disease OR a symptom of the disease
  5. Pathology
  6. Summary of the cause of this disease
  7. Epidemiology
  8. A summary of how and where it is spread
  9. Include who is at most danger
  10. Treatment
  11. A summary of the symptoms, tests, function of disease (how it causes disease) in body, timetable, diagnosis, treatment of the disease
  12. Prevention
  13. A summary of how to prevent this disease
  14. Historical/Social Impact
  15. A summary of a historical or social impact

Step 3 – Turn in your project!