Exploring Communicable Diseases:
Airborne, Waterborne, Vectorborne, Foodborne, and Sexually Transmitted
Instructions:
1. Please Complete Entire Set Of Questions.
2. Try To Use U.S. Government Websites Related To The Communicable Disease Type Indicated
3. A Map Showing Disease Geodemographics Is Required With Source Cited Correctly Using APA Style
4. Respond To The Questions For ALL Five Communal Disease Types.
5. When Complete: Update Your Eportfolio And Email Yourself A Copy Of Your Updated Eportfolio!
I. AIRBORNE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
AIRBORNE DISEASE
Choose An Airborne Disease And Provide ALL Of The Information Requested:
1. A. Common Name of Disease:
B. Scientific Name of Disease:
2. A. Scientific Name of Causative Organism:
B. Is This Disease Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, or Other:
3. Describe, BOTH Generally AND Specifically, How This Disease Is Transmitted To Humans:
4. State Recommended Treatments, If Any for This Disease:
5. List Three Ways A Local Community Can Prevent or Reduce Impacts of This Disease:
A.
B.
C.
6. What Can You Do To Protect Your Friends and Family From This Disease:
7. What Can You Do To Protect Yourself From This Disease:
8. How Should the Federal Government Protect Americans From This Disease?
9. Please Discuss Gender Related Challenges Preventing or Reducing This Disease.
10. A. Locate and Insert A Recent Map Showing This Disease’s U.S. Geodemographics
[Insert Map Here, Delete This Instruction]B. Cite Source: [A URL By Itself Is NOT An APA Citation! Do Not Use Just A URL! Delete This Instruction]
II. WATERBORNE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
WATERBORNE DISEASE
Choose A Waterborne Disease And Provide ALL Of The Information Requested:
1. A. Common Name of Disease:
B. Scientific Name of Disease:
2. A. Scientific Name of Causative Organism:
B. Is This Disease Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, or Other:
3. Describe, BOTH Generally AND Specifically, How This Disease Is Transmitted to Humans:
4. State Recommended Treatments, If Any for This Disease:
5. List Three Ways A Local Community Can Prevent or Reduce Impacts of This Disease:
A.
B.
C.
6. What Can You Do To Protect Your Friends and Family From This Disease:
7. What Can You Do To Protect Yourself From This Disease:
8. How Should the Federal Government Protect Americans From This Disease?
9. Please Discuss Gender Related Challenges Preventing or Reducing This Disease.
10. A. Locate and Insert A Recent Map Showing This Disease’s U.S. Geodemographics
[Insert Map Here, Delete This Instruction]B. Cite Source: [A URL By Itself Is NOT An APA Citation! Do Not Use Just A URL! Delete This Instruction]
III. VECTORBORNE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
VECTORBORNE DISEASE
Choose A Vectorborne Disease And Provide ALL Of The Information Requested:
1. A. Common Name of Disease:
B. Scientific Name of Disease:
2. A. Scientific Name of Causative Organism:
B. Is This Disease Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, or Other:
3. Describe, BOTH Generally AND Specifically, How This Disease Is Transmitted To Humans:
4. State Recommended Treatments, If Any for This Disease:
5. List Three Ways A Local Community Can Prevent or Reduce Impacts of This Disease:
A.
B.
C.
6. What Can You Do To Protect Your Friends and Family From This Disease:
7. What Can You Do To Protect Yourself From This Disease:
8. How Should the Federal Government Protect Americans From This Disease?
9. Please Discuss Gender Related Challenges Preventing or Reducing This Disease.
10. A. Locate and Insert A Recent Map Showing This Disease’s U.S. Geodemographics
[Insert Map Here, Delete This Instruction]B. Cite Source: [A URL By Itself Is NOT An APA Citation! Do Not Use Just A URL! Delete This Instruction]
IV. FOODBORNE COMMUNICABLE DISEASES
FOODBORNE DISEASE ONE
Choose A Foodborne Disease And Provide ALL Of The Information Requested:
1. A. Common Name of Disease:
B. Scientific Name of Disease:
2. A. Scientific Name of Causative Organism:
B. Is This Disease Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, or Other:
3. Describe, BOTH Generally AND Specifically, How This Disease Is Transmitted To Humans:
4. State Recommended Treatments, If Any for This Disease:
5. List Three Ways A Local Community Can Prevent or Reduce Impacts of This Disease:
A.
B.
C.
6. What Can You Do To Protect Your Friends and Family From This Disease:
7. What Can You Do To Protect Yourself From This Disease:
8. How Should the Federal Government Protect Americans From This Disease?
9. Please Discuss Gender Related Challenges Preventing or Reducing This Disease.
10. A. Locate and Insert A Recent Map Showing This Disease’s U.S. Geodemographics
[Insert Map Here, Delete This Instruction]B. Cite Source: [A URL By Itself Is NOT An APA Citation! Do Not Use Just A URL! Delete This Instruction]
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE
Choose A Sexually Transmitted Disease And Provide ALL Of The Information Requested:
1. A. Common Name of Disease:
B. Scientific Name of Disease:
2. A. Scientific Name of Causative Organism:
B. Is This Disease Bacterial, Viral, Fungal, or Other:
3. Describe, BOTH Generally AND Specifically, How This Disease Is Transmitted To Humans:
4. State Recommended Treatments, If Any for This Disease:
5. List Three Ways A Local Community Can Prevent or Reduce Impacts of This Disease:
A.
B.
C.
6. What Can You Do To Protect Your Friends and Family From This Disease:
7. What Can You Do To Protect Yourself From This Disease:
8. How Should the Federal Government Protect Americans From This Disease?
9. Please Discuss Gender Related Challenges Preventing or Reducing This Disease.
10. A. Locate and Insert A Recent Map Showing This Disease’s U.S. Geodemographics