The purpose of this assignment is to develop research and inquiry skills pertaining to a topic of your choice and to further develop your group work skills. You may work in a group of 4.
Fungi, protists, bacteria or viruses can cause infectious diseases in humans, other animals or even plants in some cases. It is your task to find out what causes the disease and other information pertaining to the topic. You will present your information to the class. A list of suggested topics is given below (there should be no repeats). Your options are not limited to these choices, but must be cleared with the teacher.
HIV/AIDS
Influenza
H1N1
West Nile
Listeria
Chicken Pox
Ebola
Food poisoning
E. Coli
Polio
Malaria
Giardiasis
Sleeping Sickness
Dysentery
Foot & mouth disease
Apple scab, rust or blight
Mad cow disease
Hepatitis B or C
Rabies
Athletes Foot
Ringworm
Lyme Disease
Meningitis
Botulism

Your research should focus on the following areas:
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What causes the disease? - be specific – i.e.-type and name of virus, bacteria, fungus etc. Include a picture.
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Brief history of discovery/where it originated
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Who/what does it affect? (i.e. -Does it only affect plants, a certain type of animal?)
• How it is transmitted/spread? (airborne, bodily fluids, water?)
• Signs/symptoms/diagnosis & what part of the organism’s body does it affect?
• Where is the disease most common and why?
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Treatment/prevention of disease
• Other interesting facts/diagrams
• Your group may choose to make a Prezi, notebook or Power point presentation to
communicate what you have learned.
• Please make sure you save your presentation on a flashdrive if doing a Power Point
• Your group will have two periods to put it all together and present the next day
• Also include a list of references in proper format

Name
SBI 3U Infectious Diseases Presentations
Cause Symptoms Transmission Treatment

SBI 3U
Category
Knowledge
Application
Communication
Topic area
Cause of disease
Name:____________________
Topic:____________________
Marking Scheme For Infectious Diseases
0 – missing/incorrect; 1 – some; 2-considerable
Marks
0 1 2
Totals
Who/what does it affect?
How is it transmitted?
Signs/Symptoms
References
0 1 2
0 1 2
0 1 2
0 1 2
/10
Diagnosis
Treatment/prevention
Picture of the fungus/protist
0 1 2
0 1 2
0 1 2
Use of eye contact, speaks clearly 0 1 2
Creativity/Style of presentation 0 1 2
/4
/6