Disease Research

The List…. Aids/HIV Alzheimers Amoebic Dysentery Anthrax Asthma Breast Cancer Broncitis Chicken Pox Cholera Cold Cystic Fibrosis Diabetes Diptheria Ebola Hansen’s Disease Hepatitis (A, B or C) Influenza Leukemia Lung Cancer Lyme Disease Malaria Measles Mononucleosis Menigitis Multiple Sclerosis Mumps Parkinson’s Disease Pertussis(whooping Cough) Pneumonia Poliomyelitis Rabies Ringworm Rubella Salmonella Sickle Cell Strep Throat Tapeworm Tetanus Tuberculosis Typhoid

Websites to visit www.uihealthcare.com/vh/ www.discoveryhealth.com www.health.yahoo.com www.webmd.com www.healthcentral.com www.kidshealth.com www.wrongdiagnosis.com www.mayoclinic.com www.answermed.com

ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWNG QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES Questions to Answer ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWNG QUESTIONS IN COMPLETE SENTENCES What is your disease? (5 sentences) How do you get your disease?(3-5 sentences) What are the symptoms of your disease?(minimum of 5) Who gets your disease? Why does this person get the disease? What is the age range for the person that gets this disease? How can your disease be treated(3-5 treatments)? What is the cure(s)? Is there on going research for your disease? Describe the research being conducted (5 sentences) Does your disease ever change forms? Explain why or why not. 5 Extra facts about your disease.

Comic Strip 6 blocks long PSA Your task is to create a public service announcement(comic strip) that is at least 6 blocks long and takes up the entire paper. The PSA needs to teach someone about your disease in an easy to understand format. We need to know the who, the what and the how about your disease. We need to have at least 3 facts outside or the who, the what and the how. Each block needs a picture and color Your final PSA needs to be attached to a 1 paragraph summary about what you learned and why your picked this disease. Comic Strip 6 blocks long