Disease Investigation Introduction Employed by the Center for Disease Control (CDC), you have just received an alarming phone call. All members of the medical emergency team have been asked to report to work immediately. A sudden outbreak of an unknown disease is moving rapidly throughout the community. You are told to report to work immediately and to be prepared for long hours as your team investigates this threat to the community's health. The Task You and your team must determine what disease is spreading through your community and how to stop it. You will have full access to the information laboratory (media center) to conduct your research. Based on the patients' symptoms, it is your job to diagnose the situation, determine the disease, and investigate what needs to be done to stop its spread. It is vital that you educate the public about this disease--how to prevent it and how to treat it. Your community's welfare is up to you!

The Process You will work with your team grouped by the CDC director, Mrs. Harris.  First, each team will carefully prepare for any possible disease threat to their community by researching a list of possible infectious diseases. Being the dedicated professionals that you are, you will want to become well-acquainted with all the diseases in order to make an accurate diagnosis. It is recommended that you work cooperatively, each member researching a portion of the list. See the section on Resources for more information on source requirements.  Each group will represent a different community with a different set of symptoms. After two days of researching the entire list of diseases, you will receive an information sheet, informing you of the symptoms of the disease running rampant in your community. With your team members, you will compare disease notes and make a diagnosis.

 Once a diagnosis has been determined, your team will work together to create a podcast/media outlet to inform the public about this disease. Be sure to include the following information: Primary (most noticeable) symptoms *The cause (bacterial or viral name) *Ways to prevent the disease *What to do if symptoms appear *Likely prognosis (predicting what may happen) for the disease based on: - treatments available - diagnostic tests available - accessibility of prevention strategies Podcasting:

How you choose to provide this information to the public through your podcast/media outlet is a decision your team must make. Possibilities include: - A radio talk show format - Could have a caller requesting information - A radio interview - Could have a health and fitness show host interviewing members of the CDC. - A commercial/pubic service announcement. - Other format or a combination of more than one, with approval from Mrs. Harris.  You will be expected to present a script, written in your own words, to Director Harris.

Disease Guide The disease you are tracking and trying to identify can be found in the list below: 1. Strep Throat 2. Scarlet Fever 3. Botulism 4. Salmonella Food Poisoning 5. Tetanus 6. Tooth Decay 7. Lyme Disease 8. Tuberculosis 9. Pneumonia 10. Cholera 11. Smallpox 12. Anthrax 13. Polio 14. Diphtheria 15. Whooping Cough 16. Measles 17. Rubella or German Measles 18. Mumps 19. Chicken Pox 20. AIDS 21. Syphilis 22. Gonorrhea 23. Herpes 24. Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease 25. Rabies 26. Hepatitis 27. West Nile Fever 28. Bacterial Meningitis 29. Leprosy 30. Toxic Shock Syndrome 31. MRAS – Methicyclin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

Resources  The following resources have been selected to support your research. In addition to the web resources, we have also put together a cart of print resources available in your classroom.  Your research should include a balance of print and web resources. *Disease Information: * BAM! Body and Mind Disease Control:

MLA Citations Citation Maker: You can use this handy citation tool to create perfect citations: secondary BBMS Media’s Page MLA Formatting and Works Cited List: Reminder: For this assignment, you are to use MLA format.

Evaluation Self-Evaluation : Of course, you will want to evaluate the effectiveness of your investigation by the results obtained. - Did you do everything within your power to investigate fully and completely? - Did you take extreme care to be sure your information is accurate and thorough? - Did you save your community and stop the dreadful spread of disease? - Did you effectively educate the public about the disease?

Team Evaluation It takes every team member doing their part to obtain the best results. And with your community's health at stake, it is vital that you work together for those best results. * If you have a concern with a team member, please inform your teacher. See the Team Evaluation tool page (next slide) you will use to evaluation each team member's contribution to the project. * Your teacher will provide you with a hard copy or you may print at home.

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