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Monday, November 18, 2024

DISEASE VECTOR Assignments

 SLIDESHOW ON DISEASE


Read and analyze the following scenarios :  

CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL  CASE STUDIES                             
  
CREATE DISEASE SUMMARY SHEETS WHICH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION in pen. Each worth 15 marks total of 45 marks.  You may work in a group. 


1. case study: covid 19 on a cruise ship in Japan
article on cruise ship in Japan

https://www.forbes.com/sites/victoriaforster/2020/02/07/coronavirus-outbreak-on-quarantined-japan-cruise-ship-spreads-61-passengers-now-affected/#21bb8de328c4

2. case study: Ebola outbreak in North America
watch the video first


3.  Case study: Measles in BC, a resurgence of an old disease


and a summary of BC CDC response:


The case of Avian Influenza infecting Dairy Cows
https://www.cbc.ca/news/health/bird-flu-in-u-s-cows-caught-scientists-by-surprise-canadian-research-has-seen-it-coming-since-1953-1.7212587



CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL             
NAMES of group_________________


Name of disease:
Symptoms of the disease: ( 2 marks )


Age, sex and other details of the certain victims who are mentioned in the articles above 
 ( 3 marks )


Possible disease vectors, consider multiple vectors:  (2 marks)             
         Food
         Water
         Aerosol
         Soil
         Animal
         Human contact
                  Blood, mucous, saliva,
                  Feces, sexual contact 

Give  Evidence of this disease vectors                                                                     
(3 marks)


List the major events of the outbreak and the response of CDC in the order that it took place:  

Using drawings in ink and colour:  Number the events and highlight the events.  List measures taken  to contain the outbreak successfully. 

(5 marks)