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0.2 Unit Assignment - Pathogen Most Wanted Poster marking sheet
Course: Health Sciences
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University: Studocu University - USA
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Pathogen Wanted Poster Research Project
For the project, you be will be researching one of the pathogens in the list below
and you will produce a "Wanted Poster." In this project, you will be working individually.
You will be able to choose one of the pathogens below and you will sign up for that pathogen
(no two students will be researching the same disease). BE CREATIVE and have fun!
DUE DATE: ___________________ You will also give a brief presentation of your poster.
Project Description:
A. Make a wanted poster for one of the pathogens listed on the back. Poster is to be on a regular 8.5” x 14” piece
of paper but does not have to be rectangular shape. A “mug shot” of your pathogen should appear on the front
of the poster/brochure with a detailed description on the back (if you need more than one sheet of paper for the
description, just staple second sheet to the poster). The poster/brochure should include:
1) “Mug shot” of the suspect (5 points)
a. The photo can be hand drawn or a picture from the internet. If you use a photograph from the
internet/book/magazine/etc.…you MUST cite the picture
2) Description of the suspect (5 points)
a. Is the suspect a bacteria, virus, or parasite? What does it look like? Identify key characteristics that will help someone
identify it.
3) Organism's mode of operation or m.o. (police jargon) (5 points)
a. How does the suspect attack? How does it spread?
4) Most common victims to prey upon (5 points)
5) “Hide out” of the culprit (5 points) – (include a world map)
a. Where is the suspect most likely to be found? What body system(s) does the suspect affect?
6) Most common injury done to victim (5 points)
a. What are the symptoms of the victim?
7) Is it considered armed and dangerous? (5 points)
a. Rate the degree of damage caused? Is it lethal?
8) Number of victims, age group most effected, sex most affected, etc… (5 points)
9) Most effective weapons against the suspect (5 points)
a. Treatment for the disease, possible cure for the disease
10) Any other identifying characteristics (such as “tattoos” – cell surface markers, etc.) (5 points)