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I. Instructions:

Make an oversized pamphlet on a disease caused by a virus or bacteria. You are to write the material so that a high school freshman would understand it. You may include graphics if they will help the readers understand the material or capture the readers’ attention. Information must be put you’re your own words – do not plagiarize. Your pamphlet is must cover the following points:

A. Name the disease

B. Name the pathogenic causative agent

C. Explain the mode of transmission from host to host

1. Name any vectors of this disease, if applicable

D. Explain how the pathogen interacts with the body to produce the symptoms of the disease by listing the cells, tissues, and/or organs affected and the type of damage done to those cells, tissues, and/or organs

E. Explain who is at risk of contracting this disease

1. Does it occur more in certain geographic areas?

2. Does it occur more in certain ethnic groups?

3. What human actions are related to the spread of this disease?

4. Has it erupted in periodic epidemic outbreaks, if so, where and when?

F. Explain any prevention methods to avoid contracting this disease

G. Explain all treatments available for this disease

1. If a vaccine, medicine, or gene therapy is available, discuss the effectiveness of this treatment

2. What problems currently exist with treatment strategies?

3. Can this disease be detected before symptoms appear? How?

4. Can this disease be detected prenatally? How?

H. List of sources used to research the topic

II. List of Infectious Diseases:

1. Anthrax

2. Bacterial Meningitis

3. Botulism

4. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy

5. Cholera

6. Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

7. Cold sores

8. Dengue Fever

9. Ebola

10. Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

11. Hepatitis B

12. Infectious Mononucleosis

13. Influenza

14. Lassa Fever

15. Leprosy

16. Listeria

17. Lyme Disease

18. Measles

19. Mumps

20. Plague

21. Poliomyelitis

22. Rabies

23. Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever

24. Rubella

25. Salmonella

26. Shigellosis

27. Shingles

28. Smallpox

29. Strep Throat

30. Tetanus (Lockjaw)

31. Toxic Shock Syndrome

32. Tuberculosis

33. Viral Pneumonia

34. West Nile Virus

35. Whooping Cough (Diphtheria)

III. Grading Information:

Infectious Disease Pamphlet Grading Rubric

Grading Categories	Criteria				Points Earned
Grading Categories	1	2	3	4	Points Earned
Organization	Difficult to understand - no sequence to presentation of information	Difficult to understand – presentation of information jumps from point to point	Easy to follow and understand - information is presented in a logical sequence	Easy to follow and understand – information is presented in an interesting logical manner
Content Knowledge – Disease Name	Never given	Not clearly explained – still have questions after reading	Clearly explained – but fails to elaborate	Clearly explained and elaborated upon
Content Knowledge – Name of Causative Pathogen	Never given	Not clearly explained – still have questions after reading	Clearly explained – but fails to elaborate	Clearly explained and elaborated upon
Content Knowledge – Mode of Transmission	Never given	Not clearly explained – still have questions after reading	Clearly explained – but fails to elaborate	Clearly explained and elaborated upon
Content Knowledge – Pathogen’s Effect on the Body (Symptoms)	Never given	Not clearly explained – still have questions after reading	Clearly explained – but fails to elaborate	Clearly explained and elaborated upon
Content Knowledge – People at Risk	Never given	Not clearly explained – still have questions after reading	Clearly explained – but fails to elaborate	Clearly explained and elaborated upon
Content Knowledge – Prevention	Never given	Not clearly explained – still have questions after reading	Clearly explained – but fails to elaborate	Clearly explained and elaborated upon
Content Knowledge – Treatment	Never given	Not clearly explained – still have questions after reading	Clearly explained – but fails to elaborate	Clearly explained and elaborated upon
Bibliography	No sources listed	Only 1 source listed using MLA format	Only 2 sources listed using MLA format	3 or more sources listed using MLA format
Visuals	None used	Occasional visuals used that rarely support text and presentation of information	Visuals related to text and presentation of information	Visuals used to reinforce text and presentation of information
Mechanics	Pamphlet contains 5 or more misspellings or grammatical errors	Pamphlet contains 3-4 misspellings or grammatical errors	Pamphlet contains 1-2 misspellings or grammatical errors	Pamphlet contains no misspellings or grammatical errors
Audience appropriate	Information is presented is too complex for a high school freshman to understand	Information is presented that is often too complex for a high school freshman to understand	Information is presented that is occasionally too complex for a high school freshman to understand	Information is presented at an appropriate level that is easy for a high school freshman to understand
Total Points Earned (48 points possible)