1. Overview of Infectious Disease Project

2. Some guidelines
Make sure the design you use is readable and the text is large enough to see
Use animations where appropriate
Practice these, it should not be distracting!
Make sure the slides are not text heavy
You should have more to say than is on the slide
Make sure the pertinent information is on the slide
Do not read off of your slides
Have note cards or memorize what you are going to say
Include pictures
Make pictures relevant and refer to them in your presentation

3. Pathogen an agent of disease, infectious organism
Bacteria
genus species and common name
Type of growth
rod (bacilli), sphere (cocci), spiral (spirilli)
Eukaryotes
Fungus, Animalia, Protists
Virus
Viral name and common name
Retrovirus (RNA) or DNA virus
(“Bacteria,” 2011)

4. Methods of Spreading How does the infection get to the body?
vector - an organism that transfers a disease from reservoir to host. Is it through a bite, feces or urine?
airborne - droplets of pathogens are expelled into the air due to coughing, sneezing or talking
skin-skin - direct contact or indirect through showers, bed coverings, blankets etc . . .
sexual contact - through fluids or direct contact
contaminated food - improperly cooked or stored foods
contaminated water - water supply not cleaned properly

5. Point of Infection Where does it affect the body?
For example
Liver
Respiratory Tract
Nervous System
Skin

6. Symptoms What does the disease do to the host? What are the signs?
Include the symptoms of the disease
Ex. Fever, rash, blindness, death etc. . .
Some diseases have a progression
Explain how it changes as it manifests

7. Treatment or Cure Is there medication What medications are used
How long does it take
Does it treat symptoms or the disease
Can the disease be cured

8. Vaccine and Prevention How to prevent from getting the disease or passing it on.
Is there a vaccine?
What is it?
How common is the vaccine?
When do you get vaccinated?
Who gets vaccinated?
Prevention
What steps can be taken not to get the disease or pass it on?
(Vaccines and Prevention, 2011)

9. Where in the World? What areas is the disease most common?
Are there places that have eradicated the disease?
Have there been any recent outbreaks?

10. Where in the US?
(Forest Service, 2010)

11. Interesting Facts
What about your disease is interesting?

12. Turning in your Project
The PowerPoint MUST be in Chavez DROP BOX by 3:00 Monday, May 18th.
My Computer> Dropbox>>Physical Science>> Chavez>> Period
This has to be done from school and can be done in the library
ed assignments will NOT be accepted
The file should be named by the disease and the presenters.
Example:
Anthrax_Your LAST name_Partner’s LAST name

13. Works Cited Information Images
“Vaccines and Immunizations.” Center for Disease Control and Prevention. Web. 25 May
Images
US Forest Service. “Map of Beech Bark Disease Distribution.” Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources. 22 Oct.
2010. Web. 17 May
“Bacteria.” Picture Dictionary Web 21 May