SNC 2D ISP
International Disease
Objectives:
To research an infectious disease that has had a recent outbreak(s) somewhere in the world and
to determine how it affects one of the human systems. You will then look at how various
groups have responded to outbreaks of the disease and look for three different strategies that
have been used in different areas of the world to deal with the outbreak. Then you will need to
evaluate whether you feel the disease has been handled properly or what else could be or could
have been done.
The following questions give you an idea of the information you should collect on your
disease:
What is the vector that spreads the disease?
What factors influence the spread of the disease? Geography, climate, water etc.
Is there a specific area of the world where its incidence is higher?
How is it spread? How easily? Does world travel spread it quickly?
What is the mortality rate of the disease?
How can the spreading of the disease be prevented?
What are the symptoms of the disease?
What bodily systems are affected and how?
Is there a treatment?
How effective is the treatment?
What constitutes an “outbreak”? Epidemic?
Diseases: Brainstorm some keywords for your topic. Of course there is the name of your
disease.
Cholera
Hepatitis B
Candida
Dengue Fever
Avian Flu
Polio
Trichinosis
Anthrax
Plague
Meningitis
Polio
Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever
Leptospirosis
Legionnaire’s
Typhoid
Salmonella
Malaria
Mumps
Hantavirus
H1N1
SARS
Ebola
Lassa Fever
Yellow Fever
AIDS
c. difficile
Lyme Disease
Health Maps
http://www.healthmap.org/promed/
Organizations that could respond
CDC
www.cdc.gov
International Society for Infectious Disease
http://www.isid.org/
WHO
http://www.who.int/en/
Government Health Agencies – search country name and health organizations
Pan American Health Organization
http://new.paho.org/hq/index.php?lang=en
Global Health
http://www.globalhealth.gov/
Doctors Without Border
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
IMVA – Project Hope
http://www.imva.org/Pages/orgfrm.htm
Direct Relief International
http://www.directrelief.org/
Red Cross
http://www.ifrc.org/index.asp?navid=01
Oxfam
http://www.oxfam.ca/
Bacteria
Botulism
E. Coli
Tuberculosis
Anthrax
Cholera
Strep Throat
Leprosy
Staphylococcus Aureus
Gonorrhoea
Food poisoning (Salmonella)
Conjunctivitis (can be viral too)
Impetigo
Tetanus
Chlamydia
Meningitis
Typhoid
Syphilis
Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
Necrotizing Faciitis
Viruses
Rubeola (Red Measles)
Hantavirus
SARS
West Nile Virus
Avian Flu
Influenza
Hepatitis
Rubella (German Measles)
Mumps
Ebola (Hemorrhagic Fever)
Lyme Disease
Norwalk
Encephalitis
Varicella (Chicken Pox)
Mononucleosis
Rabies
Polio
Protozoa
Malaria
Sickness)
Giardiasis
African Trypanosomiasis (African Sleeping
Toxoplasmosis
Fungus
Tinea (Athletes foot)
Candidiasis (Yeast infection)
Ringworm
Histoplasmosis
On-line Databases:
Virtual Library
http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/services/virtuallibrary/
Use the following log in and password:
ID: secondary
Password: library
Choose a specialized databases
eBooks
eBooks (Go to Virtual Library…Databases and look for these two icons)
http://www.hwdsb.on.ca/services/virtuallibrary/
610.3 MAG
Magill’s Medical Guide
eBook Version http://health.salempress.com/search
How do you find a book?
Use the On-line Book Collection (IPAC Library):
Log on to any computer
Go to Desk Tools
Find the iPac Library icon
Or
Use the Beige Catalogue computer.
Or use
http://10.155.3.34/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=#focus
Or from home
http://hip.hwdsb.on.ca/ipac20/ipac.jsp?profile=506#focus
Some books have been pulled to get you started. They are on the cart.
General Encyclopedia:
These are located near the seating area.
you to find more, related keywords.
Use these to get started on a new topic. They allow
Internet
Medical On-line encyclopedias:
Med-line
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encyclopedia.html
Health Central
http://www.healthcentral.com/encyclopedia/408/index_A.html
Discovery Health
http://health.discovery.com/encyclopedias/encyclopedias.html
Penn Health Encyclopedia
http://www.pennhealth.com/ency/content/index.html?topicid=92
Medicine On-line – Infectious diseases
http://www.medicineonline.com/reference/Health/Conditions_and_Diseases/Infectious_Di
seases.html
Merck Manual
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17/ch190/ch190a.html (bacterial)
http://www.merck.com/mmhe/sec17.html (infectious)
Some web sites to get you started:
Health Canada
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/english/index.html
Center for Disease Control
http://www.cdc.gov/
Health AtoZ guide
http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz
/dc/index.html
WHO (World Health Organization)
http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/
en/
Mama’s Health
http://www.mamashealth.com/
And here is at least one web site for each
disease to get you started;
West Nile Virus
http://www.westnilefever.com/
Hantavirus
http://www.hantavirus.net/
SARS
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/sars/
AIDS
http://www.aids.org/
Flesh-eating Disease (Necrotizing fasciitis)
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/foodsafety/image
s/FOOD0400.pdf
http://www.phacaspc.gc.ca/publicat/info/necro_e.html
Tuberculosis
http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/lungtb.htm
l
Avian Flu
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/flu/avi
anflu.html
Leptospirosis
http://www.leptospirosis.org/
Influenza
http://www.lungusa.org/diseases/luninfluen
z.html
http://www.stanford.edu/group/virus/uda/
Hepatitis
Hepatitis A http://www.abouthepatitis.com/
Hepatitis B http://www.hepb.org/
Hepatitis C http://hepatitis-central.com/
Malaria
http://www.malaria.org/
Ebola (Hemorrhagic Fever)
http://www.brettrussell.com/personal/ebola.
html
Encephalitis
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/encephali
tis/page2_em.htm
Anthrax
http://www.fda.gov/cber/vaccine/anthrax.ht
m
Lyme Disease
http://www.lymenet.org/
http://www.mamashealth.com/chicken.asp
Typhoid
http://hlunix.hl.state.ut.us/els/epidemiology/
epifacts/typhoid.html
Mononucleosis
http://www.ualberta.ca/HEALTHINFO/mo
no.htm
http://omni.ac.uk/browse/mesh/detail/C002
1345L0021345.html
Cholera
http://www.who.int/topics/cholera/en/
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/a
rticle/000303.htm
Rabies
http://www.rabies.com/
Food poisoning (Salmonella)
http://www.aegis.com/topics/oi/oisalmonella.html
Mumps
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mump
s.html
Bubonic Plague
http://www.fidnet.com/~weid/plague.htm
Polio
http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacte
rial_viral/polio.html
http://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/polio.html
Botulism
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hygfact/5000/5567.html
River blindness
http://www.nature.com/nsu/020304/020304
-9.html
Toxoplasmosis
http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dpd/parasites/to
xoplasmosis/factsht_toxoplasmosis.htm
http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic601.
htm
Amoeboid dysentery
http://www.rxmed.com/b.main/b1.illness/b
1.1.illnesses/DYSENTERY,BACILLARY
%20(Shigellosis).htm
Histoplasmosis
http://www.astdhpphe.org/infect/histo.html
http://www.ccohs.ca/oshanswers/diseases/h
istopla.html
Giardiasis
http://www.unbc.ca/nlui/wildlife_diseases_
bc/giardiasis_cryptosporidiosis.htm
http://www.gov.mb.ca/health/publichealth/c
dc/fs/giardia.pdf
Candidiasis
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/candi
diasis.html
http://www.doctorfungus.org/mycoses/hum
an/candida/Candida_index.htm
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/articles/1
6031-1.asp
Measles
http://www.metrokc.gov/health/prevcont/m
easles.htm
Chicken pox – Varicella
http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/bacte
rial_viral/chicken_pox.html
Whooping cough (pertussis)
http://www.whoopingcough.net/
http://www.metrokc.gov/health/prevcont/pe
rtussis.htm
AVOID PLAGIARISM…Citing:
 Remember…all good researchers cite any ideas they borrow from other sources.
 Use APA Style for citing in this project.
 Make sure you keep track of all resources you may want to cite or reference. We have blank
Bibliography sheets you can use to keep track of the important information as you research. Just
ask at the counter.
 Use a note sheet for every major resource you use.
 All the detail you need to complete a correct Works Cited is on the school’s website.
http://schools.hwdsb.on.ca/ancasterhigh/library-2/
Try on-line Citation help software:
Go to KnightCite http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php
or Citation machine http://citationmachine.net/
THESE SHEETS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE LIBRARY WEBSITE UNDER
Library Lessons…Science…International Disease