Community Acquired Diseases

Community Acquired Diseases

Influenza ______

H5N1 Bird Flu ______

MRSA ______

Chicken Pox ______

Anthrax ______

Bacterial Meningitis ______

Leprosy ______

Smallpox ______

Ebola ______

Group A Streptococci ______

Clostridium Difficile ______

Heliocobacter Pylori ______

Hepatitis C ______

Rotavirus ______

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) ______

Airborne Diseases

Whooping Cough ______

Common Cold ______

H1N1 Swine Flu ______

Measles ______

Tuberculosis (TB) ______

Legionnaire’s Disease ______

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Chlamydia ______

HIV/AIDS ______

Herpes ______

Syphilis ______

Gonorrhea ______

Food- and Water-Borne Diseases

Salmonella ______

Cholera ______

Polio ______

Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies ______

Hepatitis A ______

Botulism ______

E. Coli 0157:H7 ______

Giardia ______

Listeria ______

Norwalk Virus ______

Animal-Borne Diseases

Plague ______

Yellow Fever ______

Typhus ______

Leishmaniasis ______

Leptosporosis ______

Lyme Disease ______

Dengue Fever ______

Malaria ______

Rabies ______

Rift Valley Fever ______

West Nile Virus ______

Nipah Virus ______

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever ______

Lassa Fever ______

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Agent: What type of agent is the biological disease? Is it a virus or bacteria? What family does it belong to?

First Record: When was the disease first recognized and diagnosed? Was there a time period when the disease was especially dangerous or killed a large number of people?

Region: In what location does the disease mostly occur? Is there something about the climate or environment the causes the disease to be more common in that region?

S/S: What are the signs and symptoms of the disease? What effect does it have on the human body?

Treatment: What are the treatment options? How effective is the treatment?

Threat: How can this disease be prevented? What risks or threat does it pose to civilization?

Websites:

www.about-ecoli.com

www.aboutibs.org

www.about-salmonella.com

www.always-health.com

www.am.co.uk

www.astdhpphe.org

www.avert.org

www.biomedcentral.com/news

www.bt.cdc.gov

www.cdc.gov

www.cdiffsupport.com

www.cjd.ed.ac.uk

www.emedicine.com

www.healthlink.mcw.edu

www.healthywomen.org

www.helico.com

www.herpes-coldsores.com

www.homehealth-ok.com

www.itg.be

www.kidshealth.org

www.leprosymission.org

www.mdheal.org

www.medinfo.co.uk

www.nathnac.org

www.nature.com

www.netdoctor.co.uk

news.bbc.co.uk