Title of Presentation Your Name Class period Date

Description of Disease In your own words give a definition: Causes (virus, bacteria, fungus, inherited, etc):

Body Systems How does the disease attack the body? What body system(s), if any, are affected?

Contraction/Transmission How is the disease contracted( how do you get it) and transmitted (can you pass to someone else?)? Is it infectious (contagious)? Is it hereditary (get it from parents)?

Symptoms What are the predominant (main)symptoms? How do you know you have the disease (Is there a test)?

Treatment If the disease is treatable, how is it treated? Is there a cure? Is there an immunization (shot – to prevent it) for this disease?

Prognosis How long can someone with this disease expect to live (may not apply to some diseases – may need to delete and put something else)? How long does the disease last?

Prevention What are the steps a person can take to avoid getting this disease?

Interesting Facts/Statistics List some facts that you found interesting or for noninfectious diseases name some famous people with the disease.

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