A-Z Disease Project Topic: ______________________________________ Partner’s name: _______________________________ Class Block: __________________________________ 1

A & B A - Age groups: Are there age groups that are more susceptible to getting disease? B - Background Information 2

C & D C – Cause: What is the cause? Viral, bacterial, etc. D – Diagnosis: How is it diagnosed? 3

E & F E – Events: Are there any events or situations to avoid an infection? F – Future: What is in your future (Prognosis) if you have the infection? 4

G & H G – Guard: What can be done to guard against an infection? H – History: When was it first diagnosed? Who discovered it? 5

I & J I – Immunization: Are immunizations available? How can one become immune? J – Juvenile: Does the disease affect children/teens? 6

K & L K – Kill: Can it kill a person? Why or why not? L - Laboratory Testing: What lab tests are performed to diagnose disease? 7

M & N M – Medications: What medications can be used to treat an infection? N – Nations: What nations or countries are this disease rates highest in? Why? 8

O & P O – Occupations: Are there some jobs associated with it? P – Prevention: How can one prevent an infection? 9

Q & R Q – Quarantine: Is it ever necessary? R – Risk: Who is at risk for developing the disease? 10

S & T S – Symptoms: What are the symptoms? T – Transmission: How is it transmitted? 11

U & V U - Underdeveloped Countries: Is the disease more common in these countries? V – Vaccine: Is a vaccine available? If so, when was it first used? 12

W & X W – What are the treatment options? X - EXtra Information (Could be something interesting about the disease, statistics, etc) 13

Y & Z Y – Y (Why) did you choose to research your particular disease? Z – QuiZ: A questionnaire section leading to a possible diagnosis (must have 5 questions) 14