Your Name: ____________________________________ Disease: ____________________________________
General Overview Examples: When was this disease discovered? Who is given credit for discovering this disease? Does this disease target a specific group?
Causes Is it viral, bacteria, fungal, hereditary, etc.? What form does this disease take? A good place to have a picture of the pathogen that causes your disease.
Incidences How often can humans contract the disease? Any epidemics of this disease? Does this disease tend to be in specific locations? A graph or a map could help display information.
Diagnosis What tests determine if a person has the disease? (urine test, pulse, x-ray, weight, temperature, blood pressure, symptom review, etc.)
Symptoms How would someone know they had this disease? (fever, stomach pain, headaches, etc.) What are the symptoms?
Prevention Can someone do something to attempt to never get this disease? Discuss immunization, vaccination, hygiene options. etc.
Transmission How does this disease move from on person to another? Discuss Carriers, Vectors, etc. Person to Person Direct or Indirect Contact??
Treatment Is there a cure? What? Can the patient do something to change the impact of the disease on their body? Treat symptoms only? Antibiotics – Type?
Pictures & Graphs Include several pictures relating to the disease and a graph showing some statistical info about the disease throughout your presentation.
Additional Information Useful information that will make your disease stand out (has some one famous had this disease, was it part of a significant event, etc.)