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    The document provides instructions for an epidemiology project where students must create an information sheet on a specific disease. It includes a rubric that outlines the key elements to be included in the disease project such as an introduction, description of physical symptoms, causes, transmission, treatment, prevention, citations, and overall appearance. Students are tasked with researching and presenting information on the assigned disease.

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    Disease Project

    Epidemiologists are health professionals who study of the distribution of


    diseases in populations and of factors that influence the occurrence of disease.
    They attempt to determine who is prone to a particular
    disease; where risk of the disease is highest; when the
    disease is most likely to occur and its trends over time;
    what exposure its victims have in common; how much the risk is increased
    through exposure; and how many cases of the disease could be avoided by
    eliminating the exposure.
    Your job as an epidemiologist is to prepare an information sheet or brochure on
    a specific disease. It needs to include the following items:

    Disease Project Rubric


    Category Scoring Criteria Points Teacher
    Evaluation
    Introduction An introduction that provides a brief description of the 10
    disease. The introduction should also include
    information about the scientists who discovered the
    disease and the time period in which the discovery was
    made. .
    Physical Describe the physical symptoms associated with this 20
    Symptoms disease – what are the initial signs and symptoms of the
    disease; do new symptoms develop; are there specific
    tests for the disease; what is the prognosis; are certain
    individuals more susceptible? Can the disease come
    back?
    Cause of Disease Explain what causes the disease – bacteria, virus, fungi, 10
    or protist. Give the genus and species or viral name.
    Transmission Explain how the disease is transmitted - person to person, 10
    direct or indirect contact, etc.
    Treatment Explain methods used to relieve symptoms - be sure to 10
    consider all aspects of treatment including medication,
    rest, etc. Is this disease curable? How is this disease
    treated? Are there alternative medicines?
    Prevention How can you prevent this disease? Is there a vaccine for 10
    the disease? If yes, what type of vaccine is it? What is the
    recommended schedule of vaccination for this disease?
    Are booster shots required? Are there any side effects?
    Work Sited Your information should come from at least three 10
    different sources - books, the Internet, newspaper, etc.
    Sources should be properly cited using the MLA style.
    Creativity Does this project format display any form of creativity? 10
    Appearance & This project is due ******. 10
    Timeliness

    Helpful websites:
    Center for Disease Control http://www.cdc.gov/
    World Health Organization http://www.who.int/topics/infectious_diseases/en/

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