Download Bacteria Wanted Poster

Bacteria Wanted Poster
Select a pathogen from the list below and research it. Then produce a “wanted” poster
with the following information:
1. “photo” (electron micrograph or microscopic picture/diagram)
2. Description
3. Organism’ m.o. (how the organism attacks and spreads)
4. Most common victims to prey upon
5. Hide out of the culprit( where it is most likely to be found)
6. Most common injury done to victim
7. Is it considered armed and dangerous? Rate the degree of damage caused
8. Number of victims
9. Most effective weapons against the germ
10. Any other identifying characteristics (such as tattoos)
BACTERIAL DISEASES
Pathogen
Bacillus anthracis
Bordetella pertussis
Clostridium botulinum
Clostridium perfringens
Corynebacterium diphtheria
Escherichia coli
Francisella tularensis
Hemophilus influenzae
Lactobacillus acidophilus
Mycobacterium leprae
Neisseria meningitides
Rickettsia richettsii
Rickettsia prowazekii
Salmonella typhi
Salmonella typhimurium
Shigella dysenteriae
Steptococcus mutans
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus (group A)
Streptococcus
(group A)
Treponema pertenue
Vibrio cholerae
Yersinia pestis
disease
anthrax
whooping cough
botulism
gas gangrene
diphtheria
acute pyelonephritis
tularemia or rabbit fever
meningitis
cavities
leprosy (Hansen’s disease)
spinal meningitis
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
typhus
typhoid fever
food poisoning
dysentery
cavities
pneumonia
scarlet fever
rheumatic fever
yaws
cholera
plague