1. Infectious disease Research Organizer

2. Description of microbe
What color is it? What is it’s shape? Size?

3. Method of invasion
How does it get into the body? Ex. Air droplets, saliva/fluid exchange, foodborne- eating contaminated food, etc.
Once it gets inside, what part of the body does it attack? Types of tissues affected?

4. Signs and Symptoms
What are the signs that you might be affected by this disease?
What are the symptoms experienced?

5. Treatment of Disease How do you treat the symptoms experienced?
There is not always a cure, how can you treat the disease to make it easier to fight?

6. Prevention of disease
How can you prevent from getting the disease?

7. Relevant Information
Does it affect a specific race, sex, age group, region?
Any fun/interesting facts you learned in your research?

8. Affect on third world countries and public health
Does it have a different affect on third world countries? Is it more prevalent? How does it affect public health?

9. Classification of Disease
Emerging?
Re-Emerging?
Endemic?
Pandemic?
Combination?