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Coming Soon to a PersonNear You!

• Understanding Microbes
• and Disease
• By Shirley Grimsley

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Essential Question

• How can science help us to understand the
  world around us?

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Rationale

• Microbes are a part of our lives every day.
  Some of them are good for us, some of them are
  harmful, and some of them are deadly.
• We need to understand the role microbes play
  in our lives and how to prevent diseases that are
  associated with them.

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Many microbes in our world cause sickness and
disease in animals and plants.
Entamoeba histolytica
Streptococcus
AIDS
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Protists

• Entamoeba histolytica
• Causes dysentery, a severe form of amebiasis
  associated with stomach pain, bloody stools, and
  fever.

• Plasmodium, a one-celled parasite transmitted by
  a mosquito.
• Causes malaria, which causes flu-like symptoms
  and intestinal problems.

Plasmodium attacking a red blood cell
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Bacteria

• Streptococcus Bacterium
• Causes strep throat, a painful sore throat and
  fever.

• Mycobacterium tuberculosis
• Causes tuberculosis, a highly contagious
  respiratory disease.

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Viruses

• Retroviridae - HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus)
• Causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS),
  which is a deadly disease that attacks the human
  immune system.

• Orthomyxoviridae Influenza virus
• Causes the flu, which is a respiratory infection
  that often causes the infected person to have a
  fever, headache, and body aches.

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How can you prevent the spread of diseases caused
by microbes?
Top 5 ways to help prevent the spread of disease
5 - Use antibiotics correctly.
4 - Get immunized.
3 - Use care when preparing and handling food.
2 - Keep surfaces clean and disinfected.

• 1 - Wash your hands.

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Resources

• AIDS Pathology
• http//medstat.med.utah.edu/WebPath/TUTORIAL/AIDS
  /AIDS001.html
• I obtained images of viruses from this site.
• The Big Picture Book of Viruses
• http//www.virology.net/Big_Virology/BVHomePage.h
  tml
• I obtained images of influenza virus and HIV.
• Flu NIAID Fact Sheet
• http//www.niaid.nih.gov/factsheets/flu.htm
• I obtained information about influenza from this
  site.
• Handwashing CDC An Ounce of Prevention
  Keeps the Germs Away http//www.cdc.gov/ncidod
  /op/handwashing.htm
• I obtained the video on hand washing from this
  site.

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Resources, continued

• Malaria Brochure
• http//www.niaid.nih.gov/publications/malaria/
• Epidemic The World of Infectious Diseases
• http//www.amnh.org/exhibitions/epidemic/index.ht
  m
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• Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute Press Release
  on DNA of the tissue destroyer -Genome clues to
  Amoebic Dysentery
• http//www.sanger.ac.uk/Info/Press/2005/050223.sh
  tml
• I obtained an image and content information about
  Etamoeba Hystolytica.