CDC Problem Based Learning Project Resources

Hey All-Stars!

Here are notes and websites to help you do your CDC project.

Awesome infographic on diseases from: http://awesome.good.is/transparency/web/1108/deadliest-pandemics/flash.html

Keep in Mind:
1) This is a group project! EVERYONE needs to work together!
2) SELL your presentation. WHY should the CDC support research about your disease?
3) Use books!!!
4) Presentations will be on Wednesday, March 20. Be prepared and professional!
5) Your group must include a works cited for your project to be accepted. Use EasyBib to format your works cited. 

Notes:
Infectious disease: a disease caused by a pathogen - when the pathogens are in a host's body they cause harm
-can be caused by: viruses, bacteria, protists (malaria), fungi (ringworm)
Pathogens spread from:
-infected people
-contaminated objects
-soil, food, and water
-infected animals

Viruses:
-non-living
-reproduce in a host cell
-active vs. hidden virus (Which is yours?)
      active virus: immediately takes control of the host cell and replicates until the cell bursts (ex. flu)
      hidden virus: does not immediately take control of the cell, becomes part of the cell without      
                           harming it (ex. HIV, cold sores) 

Bacteria:
-bacteria are classified by shape (look at your first note packet)
-bacteria can cause harm at the point of infection (ear infection) or can create a toxin that harms the whole body (tetanus) 
-can create endospores - a coat inside the cell to protect the genetic material if the environment is not ideal - no reproduction happens if the bacteria has an endospore - it must germinate (hatch)
-reproduction:
     -binary fission creates 2 identical bacteria in a process like mitosis
     -conjugation creates genetic differences and diversity in bacteria that leads to drug resistance

Resources by Disease:
Influenza
Ringworm
Whooping cough
Measles
Lyme Disease, or here for treatment
Ebola
HIV
Meningitis
Tuberculosis
Anthrax
West Nile
Malaria
Pneumonia
Common Cold 

Great Sites to Start:
Centers for Disease Control
National Institutes of Health
World Health Organization
American Museum of Natural History's Science Bulletins (Try the "Bio" and "Human" sections)
10 Worst Epidemics
Diseases and Vaccines - Timeline
HealthMap

I am excited to see the presentations!

Ms. Nickel