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Introduction to Infection (and Disease Prevention)
Directions: Explore and Answer the questions in each section. You will upload this assignment into
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To Begin, Go to: http://www.ohlsd.org/aventa/HEALTHs-HS-A09/s/unit4/he_4.intro.1.html
1)Proceed (and read) through the “Introduction.” Click on the link at the bottom to continue after each
page.
2) Read through Section A and answer the following questions. When you arrive at the tutorial, just read
the script.
a) ____________________: a harmful condition that is spread from one living thing to another
or through the environment.
b) Some examples of infectious diseases include:
c) Some examples of non-infectious diseases are:
d) The four main types of pathogens are:
e) Give two examples of diseases caused by each type of pathogen:
Note: You will not
need to take the
Pathogens Quiz
f) List four ways pathogens enter our bodies:
g) What is the infectious agent in a cold or flu? What is strep caused
by? How is strep cured?
h) Complete the following table for each of the following: common cold, influenza, strep throat.
Use the reference websites given on Section A, page 7 (or other credible resources).
Disease
Causative
Organism
Symptoms
Treatment
Mode of
Prevention
transmission
Unique Things
About Disease
The
Common
Cold
There is no
vaccine. Antibiotics are not
given for colds
since bacteria do
not cause them.
Influenza
Each year the
vaccine has to be
changed since
the strain of virus
changes.
Strep Throat
Can cause heart
problems if left
untreated.
i) What are the infectious agents for chickenpox, mumps and measles?
j) Complete the following table for each of the following: chickenpox, mumps and measles
(rubella). Use the websites listed or other credible cites.
Disease
Causative
Organism
Symptoms Treatment
Mode of
Unique Things
Prevention
transmission
About Disease
Chickenpox
Can cause
severe birth
defects within the
first 20 weeks of
pregnancy.
Shingles can be a
later reaction to
chickenpox.
Mumps
Once contracted,
a lifelong
immunity is
acquired most of
the time. If an
adolescent
contracts mumps,
the testicles or
ovaries can swell
and become
inflamed resulting
in sterility.
Measles
(Rubella)
If a woman
contracts rubella
during pregnancy,
the following
conditions can
occur in the baby:
growth
retardation,
mental
retardation,
malformations of
the heart,
deafness, as well
as liver and
spleen damage.
k) Why is Mononucleosis called the “kissing disease?”
l)Why was polio once called “infantile paralysis?
m) Complete the table on Mononucleosis and Mono. Use recommended or
other credible resources.
Note: You do not need
to complete the Vaccine
DECIDE assignment.
Causative
Mode of
Unique Things
Symptoms Treatment
Prevention
Organism
transmission
About Disease
Disease
Mononucleosis
Aspirin should not
be used to treat
symptoms. Aspirin
can cause
condition known as
Reyes syndrome
and can lead to
liver failure and
death.
Polio
(abortive)
Paralytic type
of polio
Non paralytic
type of polio
Polio has been
eliminated in the
U.S. and is on its
way to being
eliminated
worldwide.
n) Complete the Game: Childhood Infectious Diseases. My score was _____/6
3)Continue to Section B. Read each entry and answer the following questions.
a)Another name for fungal diseases are __________. Two of the most common are:
b) Complete the Webquest with recommended websites or other credible resources:
Disease
Causative
Organism
Symptoms Treatment
Mode of
Unique Things
Prevention
transmission
About Disease
Athlete's
Foot
With athlete's
foot, you literally
have a plant living
on your skin.
Ringworm
Infection is not
actually a worm,
but has the
appearance of
one, which gave it
its name.
c) Why was TB called “consumption?”
d) What are some reasons tuberculosis might be on the rise again (even though it was once
thought to be almost eradicated)?
e) Complete the Webquest for TB:
Disease
Causative
Organism
Symptoms Treatment
Mode of
Unique Things
Prevention
transmission
About Disease
Once medication
was discovered
for TB, the control
efforts were
neglected and TB
outbreaks
increased. The
U.S. is seeing a
decline in TB
cases.
Tuberculosis
f) Since rabies, smallpox and bird flu are all caused by ___________, we must rely on the body’s
natural immune system to fight off infection.
g) Complete the Webquest for Rabies, Smallpox and Bird Flu:
Disease
Causative
Organism
Symptoms Treatment
Mode of
Unique Things
Prevention
transmission
About Disease
Rabies
Once symptoms
show up, rabies is
almost 100%
fatal. Death is
slow and painful.
Smallpox
In recent years,
smallpox has
become
associated with
possible terrorist
attacks because
the population is
no longer given
vaccinations for
smallpox.
Bird Flu
Experts believe
that if human
transmission
becomes
possible, massive
fatalities could
occur.
h) The vectors for the following diseases are:
-Lyme disease: ________________ -Malaria: ______________ -West Nile Virus: ____________
i) Complete the Webquest for Lyme Disease, Malaria and West Nile Virus:
Disease
Lyme
Disease
Causative
Organism
Symptoms Treatment
Mode of
Unique Things
Prevention
transmission
About Disease
Disease has
spread since it
was first
diagnosed from
the East coast to
the West Coast.
Malaria
Malaria causes
more deaths then
any other disease
in the world - one
million people die
each year.
West Nile
Virus
First case in U.S.
was 1999. More
common in states
in the Midwest
with high humidity
and mosquito
population. The
virus has been
reported in 46
states.
4)Continue to Section C, read through the information and answer the following:
a)What are the three important factors that cause chronic diseases?
b) What is asthma? Can it be cured?
c)What happens during an asthma episode?
d)What are the major causes of asthma?
e) What are common symptoms of asthma?
f) What are the short-term and long-term treatments for asthma?
g) Match each asthma topic with its example. What was your score? _____/8
h) What is the main difference between Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes?
i)Who does gestational diabetes affect?
j) What are some signs and symptoms of diabetes?
k) Does eating too much sugar cause diabetes? Why or why not?
l) What is the most common cardiovascular disease? How common is it?
m) What are the main causes for heart attacks?
n) What are three common heart attack symptoms?
o) How is a stroke like a heart attack?
p) What are some possible symptoms of a stroke?
q) What are some signs and symptoms of high blood pressure?
r) What are the best ways to treat cardiovascular disease (a chronic disease)?
s) What are three “populations” that get heart disease more prevalently?
t) Compare/contrast benign, malignant, and metastasis
u) What are the four common treatments for cancer?
v) Complete the Chronic Diseases Review: My score was a _____/7
You don’t need to complete
the Chronic Disease Activity,
the Chronic Diseases Quiz,
or Technology and Health
portions.