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Mrs. Adam's Infectious Disease Project
**__Purpose__**: To inform others of an infectious disease by means of a medium of your choice after researching the characteristics of the medical condition.

**Brochure:** Most word processing programs have a template for a tri-fold brochure format. If your program does not, then create a landscape view page with three columns. The brochure should have all 6 panels (3 each on front and back) filled with information about the disorder. The brochure should look professional when completed. All material must be typed or printed. It should contain at least 2 pictures that contribute to the understanding of the disease (clipart should be used sparingly). The citation(s) should be listed on the back of the brochure in MLA format.
 * __Process__: **

**Photostory**: You will need a minimum of 10 slides that relay the information about a genetic disorder. You should use minimal words on the frame to enhance your information rich voice over. The more visuals, the better to enhance your information. You may have background music if desired (remember copyright laws) The citation(s) should be listed at the end of the video in MLA format.

**Website**: You will need to have a minimum of 5 total pages (including your intro page). Once again pictures are there to enhance your information. When putting info on a website, it is important to remember not to plagiarize. These websites will go live and anyone in the world will be able to view them. When researching, you must give your sources credit. When using pictures, make sure they are royalty free. The citation(s) should be listed at the bottom of the main page in MLA format.

**On-Line Poster:** To create this, you will be using Glogster. You will need to have extensive information concerning your disease with pictures to enhance your words. You will be able to record yourself giving information, find videos online and use those in there as well. You will be able to link to outside sources if needed. The citation(s) should be listed at the bottom of the poster in MLA format.

__ **SAMPLE OF DISEASES**: __ AIDS; Chicken pox; Common cold; Cytomegalovirus infection; Colorado tick fever; Dengue fever; Ebola hemorrhagic fever; Hand, foot, and mouth disease; Hepatitis; Herpes simplex; Herpes zoster; HPV ; Influenza; Lassa fever; Measles; Marburg hemorrhagic fever; Mononucleosis; Mumps; Poliomyelitis; Rabies; Rubella; SARS; Encephalitis; Pneumonia; West Nile disease; Yellow fever; Antrax; Botulism; Cholera; Leprosy (Hansen’s disease); Listerios; Pertussis; Q fever; Tetanus; Scarlet fever; Shigellosis.

The grading rubric is provided in advance to explain how points will be applied to the project. Projects that do not have cited sources are not accepted.
 * __ Grading: __ **

Stands out – 2pt ||  || Describes impact of condition – 5pt ||  || Name written correctly-2pt ||  || Indicates if source is verified-2pt ||  || Indicates the source of information-2pt
 * Required ||  Points possible  ||  Description  ||  Points  ||
 * Title: Descriptive and Informative || 5 || Descriptive of Disorder – 3pt
 * Symptoms: Symptoms are listed and described || 10 || Describes specific medical conditions -5pt
 * Identify scientific name/family name || 5 || Name present -3pt
 * Environmental Factors: Describe the environmental or other conditions(diet, exercise, location, etc.) that are thought or known to affect the severity of the disease. || 5 || List of specific causes-3pt
 * Frequency: Describe the number of individuals that are affected by the disease. Also, describe if any ethnic or cultural group have the disease more than other groups. || 10 || List of numerical information-3pt

List of ethnic groups OR describes the general distribution of the disease-5pt ||  || Frequency of treatment-5pt OR Describe maintenance options-10pt ||   || Provides location-4pt Describe type of organization-2pt ||  || User friendly (others) 3pts Very neat-4pt No grammatical or spelling errors-3pt ||  || No large blank areas-4pt Name, class and date are included-2pt ||  || Transmission as a weapon-5pt ||  || __ * __
 * Treatment: Describe treatments, if any, that are available for the individuals impacted by the disease. If no treatment is available, describe maintenance options. || 10 || Describe treatment methods & effects-5pt
 * Prognosis: Describes the individuals health consequences of having the disorder || 5 || What can the individual expect if this disease is contracted in the future-5pt ||  ||
 * Treatment & Support: Describe specific locations and names of organizations that supply medical and/or emotional support for individuals impacted by the disease(Hospitals, support groups, websites, etc) || 10 || List names of organization-4pt
 * Mechanics: The project is well organized, neat, free of grammatical and spelling errors || 10 || Folded properly-3pt (brochure)
 * Clarity and overall Appearance: Information is organized to produce a balanced appearance as well as to enhance the flow of information and information is TYPED. || 10 || Each fold flows into the next-4pt
 * Citations: two sources presented in MLA format on project (back of brochure) || 10 || 2 citations in MLA format- 10pt ||  ||
 * Bioterrorism: What is the possibility of your disease being used for bioterrorism? How could it be transmitted as a “weapon”? Has it been used before? || 10 || Possibility of bioterrorism-5pt
 * Bioterrorism: What is the possibility of your disease being used for bioterrorism? How could it be transmitted as a “weapon”? Has it been used before? || 10 || Possibility of bioterrorism-5pt
 * ||  || TOTAL ||   ||