Disease Presentation
For this presentation, you will work individually to research the epidemiology of a particular disease.
This topic must be approved prior to you beginning your research. You will then develop a poster or
PowerPoint presentation in which you will communicate your research findings to your classmates.
This project will be due by Monday May 14th (A day) or Tuesday May 15th (B day). You are to turn
in a poster or CD disk of your PowerPoint. If you are absent that day, you must have the project
dropped off no later than 3:00 p.m. that day. Projects will lose 20% each calendar day late
(weekends count as one day).
Poster or PowerPoint Expectations
For the presentation, you will need to use a poster board or Microsoft PowerPoint to create a visual
representation, or slide slow, on your findings regarding a particular disease. The font, layout, order,
and graphics should help enhance the presentation of the material. Text should help convey
information – however it should not overpower the presentation. The poster or PowerPoint
presentation should include material from the content guidelines. For detailed requirements see the
Presentation Rubric.
References
The presentation should include a typed reference sheet at the end that is part of your presentation.
Resources should be peer-reviewed sites (no Wikipedia, ask.com or other blogs). Use a format you
are familiar with and be consistent. Each reference should include the following: author, year, title, &
publication information. Internet references should have the URL (http) address and the date the
information was retrieved from the web as well as any other available information. A separate picture
reference slide is to be at the end of your presentation. Please list all website addresses for any
picture you web captured and placed in your presentation.
Plagiarism
Whenever a diagram or picture is taken from a source, you must reference where you got that
material. Place web address in the separate picture reference slide – these do not need to be
alphabetized.
Academic work should be given credit where due. If you take text directly from a publication you must
use quotations and cite your source. Otherwise, all text will be assumed to be in your own words.
Any indication of copying another person’s work without proper referencing will be
considered plagiarism & your project will be returned and given an F.
Presentation
You need to speak clearly, loud enough for room to hear, and hold audience’s attention. Do not read
directly off presentation; note cards may be used to reference during presentation.
Content Requirements:
1. Symptoms:
* What are the presenting symptoms of the disease? Are any of these symptoms particularly
characteristic of this disease?
* Is this disease chronic or acute? Lethal or non-lethal? Genetic? Congenital?
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2. Cause:
* What is the infectious agent? Is this agent a virus or bacteria?
Describe the agent. What is its classification? To what other organism is it
related? What is known about its structure?
* How does the infectious agent interact with the normal body structure and functions to
produce the symptoms of the disease? What cells or tissues does it infect and how does it
damage those cells or tissues?
3. Transmission:
* What risk factors put people at greater chance for getting the disease. How is this disease
transmitted from host to host? If there is a vector involved, describe the
interaction between pathogen, host and vector.
4. Epidemiology:
* Where did this disease first emerge? Is it endemic to a particular area, or pandemic? Has it
erupted in periodic epidemic outbreaks? If so, where and when? Describe the spread of this
disease through a population or around the world, if applicable.
* What human actions are related to the spread of this disease? Be specific.
5. Diagnosis / Treatment:
* How is the disease diagnosed? How is this disease treated? If a vaccine is available,
describe the components of the vaccine and discuss its effectiveness. If medicines or
surgery is used, discuss the effectiveness of this treatment. What problems currently exist
with treatment strategies?
6. Prognosis for the future:
* How is this disease likely to affect us in the future? Will we be able to eradicate
it, or will it continue to threaten humans? Why?
List of Diseases
Bacteria: Anthrax
Whooping Cough
Botulism
Gas Gangrene
Tetanus
Diptheria
Acute pyelonephritis
Tularemia (Rabbit fever)
Meningitis
Cavities
Leprosy
Tuberculosis
Gonorrhea
Spinal meningitis
Typhus
Typhoid fever
Food poisoning
Dysentery
Pneumonia
Scarlet fever
Rheumatic fever
Syphilis
Yaws
Cholera
Plague
Necrotizing fasciitis (NF)
Viruses: AIDS
Chicken pox
Colorado tick fever
Bornholm disease (pleurodynia)
Acute hemorrhagic conjunctivitis
Rabies
Rubella
Smallpox
Yellow fever
Dengue
Ebola virus
Hepatitis B virus
Influenza viruses A, B, and C
Lassa hemorrhagic fever
Measles
Mononucleosis
Mumps
Polio, Poliomyelitis
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Presentation Rubric
CATEGORY
Content (x4)
3
2
At least 12 items on
the content checklist
are adequately
addressed.
5
At least 10 items on
the content checklist
are adequately
addressed.
4
At least 8 items on the
content checklist are
adequately
addressed.
At least 6 items on the
content checklist are
adequately
addressed.
Accuracy (x4)
All content throughout
the presentation is
accurate. There are
no factual errors.
Most of content is
accurate but there is
one piece of
information that might
be inaccurate.
The content is fairly
accurate, but one
piece of information is
clearly flawed or
inaccurate.
Content is typically
confusing or contains
more than one factual
error.
Presentation
appearance (x4)
Backgrounds,
templates, and fonts
are visually
professional (style,
size, color). All
graphics are attractive
(size and colors) and
support the
theme/content of the
presentation. Text
appropriate.
Backgrounds,
templates, and fonts
are visually
appropriate (style,
size, color). A few
graphics are not
attractive but all
support the
theme/content of the
presentation. Text
appropriate.
Some fonts are
visually appropriate.
Basic backgrounds. A
few graphics are not
attractive and do not
seem to support the
theme/content of
presentation. Text
minimal or
overwhelming.
Overall fonts are
difficult to see. No
templates or
background color.
Several graphics are
unattractive AND
detract from the
content of the
presentation. No text.
Presentation
Organization (x3)
Information is
organized in a clear,
logical way. Content
is well organized
using headings or
bulleted lists to group
materials.
Most information is
organized in a clear,
logical way. Uses
headings or bulleted
lists to organize, but
the overall layout is
flawed.
Some information is
logically sequenced.
An item seems out of
place. Content is
misplaced.
There is no clear plan
of the organization of
information. No clear
organizational
structures, just lots of
facts.
Oral
Presentation (x2)
Interesting, well
rehearsed with
smooth delivery that
holds audience
attention.
Relatively interesting,
rehearsed with a fairly
smooth delivery that
holds audience
attention.
Delivery not smooth,
but is able to hold
audience attention
most of time.
Delivery not smooth
and audience
attention lost.
Mechanics (x1)
Capitalization and
punctuation are
correct throughout
presentation.
There are 1-2 errors
in capitalization or
punctuation.
There are 3 errors in
capitalization or
punctuation.
There are 4 or more
errors in capitalization
or punctuation.
Grammar (x1)
There are no
grammatical mistakes
on the presentation.
There are 1-2
grammatical mistakes
on the presentation.
There are 3
grammatical mistakes
on the presentation.
There are 4 or more
grammatical mistakes
on the presentation.
Sources- peer
reviewed &
quality (x1)
At least 6 information
sources are
accurately
documented in the
desired format (MLA).
List of picture
references present.
At least 5 information
sources are
accurately
documented, a few
are not in the desired
format. Picture
references present.
At least 4 information
sources are
accurately
documented, a few
are not in the desired
format. Picture
references present.
Most sources are not
accurately
documented or are
missing. List of picture
references not
present.
_________ / 100
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Content Check List
Symptoms:
____ Presenting symptoms of the disease
____ Characteristic symptoms of the disease
____ Chronic or acute / Lethal or non-lethal / Genetic / Congenital
Cause:
____ Type of infectious agent- virus or bacteria or other
____ Description of the agent / classification of agent
____ Structure and function of the normal body structure and functions affected
____ Disease process – infection and damage of normal structure / function
Transmission:
____ Risk factors that increase disease spread
____ Transmission – rate and how spread
____ Vector – pathogen – host relationship explained (if applicable)
Epidemiology:
____ Origination of disease
____ Historical and current pandemic or epidemic outbreaks
____ Morbidity and mortality (prevalence of disease and death rate from disease)
____ human actions related to the spread of this disease
Diagnosis/ Treatment:
____ Diagnostic tests used
____ Treatments used: vaccine, medicine, surgery
____ Side effects of treatments used
Prognosis for the future:
____ Disease projection for the future
____ Potential to eradicate disease or not
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