2. Viruses and Human Health

4. Learning Objectives At the end of this lesson, you will be able to… (1) Define disease characteristics of viruses (2) Speculate on the influence of these characteristics on the spread of disease (3) Design simulation experiments to test their hypotheses (4) Draw conclusions based on obtained simulation data (5) Integrate knowledge regarding different characteristics to speculate on the combined effect of variations in two or more characteristics

5. What are… Viruses

6. Viral Transmission

7. Vaccines Video http://video.about.com/pediatrics/Vaccination.htm

8. Viral Transmission Simulation Investigate the impact of 4 disease characteristics on the spread of disease through a population (1)Virulence: 0-75% victims die (2) Duration of Infection: 1-20 days (3)Rate of Transmission: 0.1-10 new person per day (4)Initial Percent Immune: 0-100%

9. Viral Transmission Simulation Click Here http://science.education.nih.gov/supplements/nih1/Dise ases/activities/activity4-flash.htm

10. Realistic Simulation?

11. Summary Vaccine Development Public Health & Epidemiology

12. Professions Jennifer Hutcheon (PhD), Perinatal Epidemiologist What I do: Study the health of pregnant women and their newborns by looking at trends in BC population data Best part of job: My research findings help improve medical care given to pregnant women and their newborns.

13. Related Professions Bryan Rennie (MSc), Senior Technician, Canadian Food Inspection Agency What I do: Produce reagents from pathogenic bacteria to diagnose tuberculosis and brucellosis in livestock Best part of job: Research projects that help to clarify diagnostic tests in use.

14. Professions Stephanie Cheah (MSc), Research Technician What I do: Carry out research experiments investigating the mechanisms of multiple sclerosis Best part of job: Having the freedom to plan my own experiments and dictate my own work schedule

15. Questions?

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