• The Science Fair is coming up
• We will discuss several
interesting topics today
• 7.H.2.4 Analyze the economic, political, and
social impacts of disease
– smallpox
– malaria
– bubonic plague
– AIDS
– avian flu
The student will understand:
• Diseases impact modern societies differently.
• Disease can cause the extinction of modern
societies.
• Cultural ideas will impact how disease is
recognized, accepted and treated within
modern societies.
• Diseases can be man-made or found in
nature.
• A variety of people/groups work together to
help fight disease across the globe.
The student will know:
• Key terms including but not limited to:
o Pandemic
o Epidemic
o Communicable disease
o Deficiency
o Environmental factors
o Immunity
o Biological Warfare
o NGO (non-governmental organization)
• How disease spreads between cultures.
• Ways that cultures address the impacts of disease.
Terms
o Pandemic
o Epidemic
o Communicable disease
o Deficiency
o Environmental factors
o Immunity
o Biological Warfare
o NGO (non-governmental organization)
Terms
• Pandemic
– infectious disease that has spreads worldwide
• Epidemic
– High rate of a disease over short period of time in
a region
• Communicable disease
– an infectious disease transmissible by direct
contact with an affected individual
• Deficiency
– a shortage of substances (as vitamins) necessary
to health
Terms
• Environmental factors
– Disease not caused by genetics or infection
• Lifestyle: Stress, lack of sleep & exercise, diet, etc
• Environment: excess sun
• Chemical exposure (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIJErVlVOY8)
• Immunity
– a condition of being able to resist a particular disease
• Biological Warfare
– Weapons that spread disease NOT explosions
• NGO (non-governmental organization)
– group of people working together to make the world better
• How disease spreads between cultures:
– Person to Person
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Airborne droplets
Human waste
Blood
Direct contact w/skin
Intimate Contact
– Water
– Food
– Animal Contact