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Guide 10B Current Epidemics

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Current Epidemics Objectives

Long-Term Threats

Provide characteristics of bacteria and viruses that can cause infectious disease epidemics; describe tuberculosis, including the form of transmission, degree of infection without symptoms, possible damage to lungs, and global occurrence; and explain what antibiotic resistance is and how this resistance and biofilms are assisting the TB bacteria.

Recently Emerged

List factors that may explain why there are newly emerged infectious diseases and provide examples; explain how Ebola is transmitted, the impacts on an individual’s body, overall mortality rate, and the status of a vaccine; and describe HIV structure, how it infects cells, the infection that progresses in a human over time, and how AIDS impacts the body.

Outbreaks

Provide characteristics of Aedes aegypti and examples of viral diseases transmitted by this mosquito species; describe the potential impact of Zika on a developing embryo and fetus; and list specific steps and activities to continue learning science into the future.

Public Health

Describe the five important facets of public health and explain why research is important, including four areas of research needed to address infectious diseases.

Current Epidemics Quiz

Quiz Directions

Complete all four sections and take the quiz on Canvas.

Use the learning objectives above to guide your studying.

Current Epidemics Media

Introduced in Outbreaks section of this guide:

A “bucket list” is slang for experiences or achievements you want to have or complete during your lifetime. This media piece is assembling your own “science bucket list.”

List five science-related experiences or achievements you would like to have in your lifetime. Provide a brief description of each. It could be the life sciences or physical sciences, and your resources are unlimited. Dream big.

This list could go in your final portfolio under different sections, including Science Skills or Biology Connections.

Upload brief descriptions of the five items on your science wish list to Canvas.

Media Directions

To be completed after taking the quiz on Canvas.

Once you have completed your science bucket list, upload it to Canvas. Your checklist can be submitted as a PDF, a word document, a photo, or even a video. Multiple assignment formats are supported.

Human Biology Portfolio

Portfolio Directions

This guide’s media piece could be a good fit as a biology connection. The final portfolio is due Wednesday of Finals Week (week #11) by 11:59 p.m. PST.

Outcomes

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