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The Range of Disease
Activity #31
Created by: Mrs. Hunter
What is a
disease outbreak?
ANSWER: A disease outbreak happens when a disease occurs
in greater numbers than expected in a community or region or
during a season. An outbreak may occur in one community or
even extend to several countries. It can last from days to years.
Sometimes a single case of an infectious disease is considered
an outbreak. This may be true if it is an unknown disease, is new
to a community, or has been absent from a population for a long
time.
If you observe what you think might be a disease outbreak,
report it right away to your doctor or public health department.
What is an epidemic?
ANSWER: An epidemic occurs when an infectious disease
spreads rapidly to many people.
• For example, in 2003, the severe acute respiratory
syndrome (S.A.R.S.) epidemic took the lives of nearly
800 people worldwide.
• Examples in U.S. include West Nile Virus or Lyme
Disease
What is a pandemic?
ANSWER: If an epidemic covers a large area, such as an entire
country, continent or the whole world, it is called a pandemic.
A pandemic is a global disease outbreak.
•
HIV/AIDS is an example of one of the most destructive global
pandemics in history.
• The best known pandemic in history is often referred to as The
Bubonic Plague or The Black Death. This disease was transmitted
to humans by flea bites. It was so contagious that anyone who
came in contact with an infected person could contract the disease.
Influenza pandemics:
Influenza pandemics have occurred more than once.
• Spanish influenza killed 40-50 million people in 1918.
• Asian influenza killed 2 million people in 1957.
• Hong Kong influenza killed 1 million people in 1968.
An influenza pandemic occurs when:
• A new subtype of virus arises. This means humans have little or no
immunity to it. Everyone is at risk.
• The virus spreads easily from person to person, such as
through sneezing or coughing.
• The virus begins to cause serious illness worldwide. With past flu
pandemics, the virus reached all parts of the globe within six to nine
months. With the speed of air travel today, public health experts
believe an influenza pandemic could spread much more quickly. A
pandemic can occur in waves. And all parts of the world may not be
affected at the same time.
Task
You are a newspaper reporter. A terrible outbreak,
epidemic or pandemic, of your infectious disease has
been suspected. Your job is to use one of the web links
provided and a print source (books or encyclopedias) to
complete the Disease Research Report worksheet.
Then, you must create a public service
announcement using Microsoft Word to warn the people
of Westmoreland County of the potential dangers. This
public service announcement may be a cartoon,
billboard (poster), newspaper or magazine
advertisement, brochure (created in Publisher), or a
Power Point.
This notice will appear in Sunday’s
Gathering
Information:
You will take
notes on this
document
while
researching
your topic.
Process
In addition to a book source, you may use the
websites listed to gather additional information.
Websites:
1. National Center for Infectious Diseases
http://www.cdc.gov Click on the CDC A-Z index on the right side
2. Medicine Net
http://www.medicinenet.com Use the search window on right side
3. Mayo Clinic
http://www.mayoclinic.com Use the search window
4. Kids Health
http://www.kidshealth.org/ click for kids and then use search window
5. eMedicine
http://www.emedicine.com/ use the search icon on right side
Choose
one of
these
choices
to
present
your
research.
Cartoon Example from Textbook
Located on my website under Unit C Activity 31. You may only use 6
blocks to your cartoon.
1. I'm about six years old and I'm
outside playing ball with a friend.
All of a sudden I start to feel HOT!
2. A few hours later,
I'm hotter. I'm itchy,
and I have a
headache.
4. She calls the
doctor and
explains my
symptoms.
5. Doctor says—
"NO SCHOOL
until he scabs
up! We don't
want to give the
chicken pox to
others. Don't let him scratch either.
Acetaminophen,
oatmeal baths and calamine
lotion might help him feel better."
3. Mom takes one look
at me and finds spots: "I
think you have the chicken
pox,"
she says.
6. So I feel awful and I'm
itchy, but I get to stay home
from school and watch T.V.
for almost a week!
Newspaper or Magazine Advertisement:
Open the document
titled “Public Service
Announcement
Blank Template”
from my website
under Unit C Activity
Documents and then
under Activity 31.
Be sure to save your
document under your
folder on the network
often.
Scoring Guide: Communication Skills (CS)
What to Look For:
Response uses communication skills to present ideas in the following formats:
• written (e.g., report): sentence structure, grammar, spelling
• oral (e.g., presentation): enunciation, projection, and eye contact
• visual (e.g., poster): balance of light, color, size of lettering, clarity of image
• multimedia (e.g., computer slide show): effective use of available technology
Level 4 Student accomplishes Level 3 and enhance communication in some
Above and beyond significant way, such as:
• using additional images or diagrams effectively
• using additional formats of communication effectively
Level 3 Student communicates ideas clearly with few or no technical errors.
Complete and correct
Level 2 Student may have several technical errors
Almost there BUT they do not prevent the audience from understanding the
message.
Level 1 Student’s communication is unclear
On your way OR many technical errors seriously distract the audience from
understanding the message.
Level 0 Student’s response is missing, illegible, or irrelevant.
X Student had no opportunity to respond.