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Infectious Disease Comic Strip
Infectious diseases are disorders caused by organisms — such
as bacteria, viruses, fungi or parasites. Many organisms live in
and on our bodies. They're normally harmless or even helpful,
but under certain conditions, some organisms may cause
disease.
Some infectious diseases can be passed from person to person.
Some are transmitted by bites from insects or animals. And
others are acquired by ingesting contaminated food or water
or being exposed to organisms in the environment.
Signs and symptoms vary depending on the organism causing
the infection, but often include fever and fatigue. Mild
complaints may respond to rest and home remedies, while
some life-threatening infections may require hospitalization.
Many infectious diseases, such as measles and chickenpox, can
be prevented by vaccines. Frequent and thorough handwashing also helps protect you from infectious diseases.
http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/infectiousdiseases/basics/definition/con-20033534
1) Choose an infectious disease to research
_____ African Trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness)
_____Cholera
_____Dengue
_____Ebola (haemorrhagic fever)
_____Hepatitis B
_____HIV/AIDS
_____Influenza (the Flu)
_____Japanese Encephalitis
_____Leishmaniasis
_____Malaria
_____Marburg
_____Measles
_____Meningitis (bacterial)
_____Rotavirus
_____Strep Throat
_____Tuberculosis
_____Typhoid
2) Answer the following about your infectious disease:
a. Name of disease?
b. Type of pathogen that causes disease?
c. Symptoms?
d. How is it spread?
e. Which cells, tissues, and/or organs are attacked?
f. What is happening at the cell level (attack and immune
response)?
Use these websites as a starting point – include any relevant
diagrams in your answers/research.
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/eid/disease_sites.htm
http://www.who.int/topics/infectious_diseases/en/
http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0903696.html
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/infectiousdiseases.html
3) Use your research and understanding of how the pathogen
attacks and of how the body responds to make a 4 – 8 slide
comic strip of the mechanism at various levels (i.e. organism
and cell).
Be sure to include the following in your comic strip:
_____ Organism
_____ Pathogen (i.e. bacteria or virus)
_____ At least one cell with a phospholipid bilayer and a
nucleus clearly drawn and labeled
_____ Endocytosis, exocytosis, or both (if applicable)
_____ DNA or RNA (if applicable)
_____ Other types of cells appropriately labeled
_____ Appropriate Captions (edited for punctuation,
grammar, spelling, etc.)
NOTE: If you cannot find specifics on your disease for 2f,
please research how bacteria or a virus in general could
attack and how the body could respond.
How you will be graded:
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