Today we spent the class period researching our disease. Below are some of the questions that you will need to find answers to. Students can copy these questions and paste them into their google doc!
- Disease Name:
- What type of organisms causes the disease (for example, bacteria, virus, protist, fungi, worm, etc.)?
- What is the scientific name of the organism that causes the disease?
- Picture or sketch of the organism that causes the disease or what the disease “looks” like.
- What does the organism do to make someone sick (for example, is it producing toxins, destroying cells, absorbing nutrients, etc.)
- How is the disease spread?
- Is there a vector agent (a vector agent is an organism that spreads the disease, usually an insect)? If so, what is it?
- In what part of the world was the disease first discovered or reported? Or What part of the world is the disease most common?
- What are the symptoms of the disease?
- What body systems or organs are most affected by the disease?
- What is the treatment and/or cure for people with the disease?
- What part of the population does the disease primarily affect (for example, elderly, women, young children, dogs, cats, plants, etc.)?
- What is the disease’s historical importance (for example, did the presence of the disease cause migrations, kill a famous person, become a widespread epidemic, was it associated with major flooding in a region, etc.)?
- Is there a vaccine for the disease? What is the immunization schedule? Are there any side effects and if so what are they?
- Who discovered the vaccine and when? Have changes been made to the vaccine over the years?
