Bacteria Wanted Poster
Research Project
Background
Information:
Students will research one bacterial pathogen and produce a "Wanted
Poster."
Student
Requirements:
Students select a pathogen from the list below or select one off the list. They
will then produce a wanted poster with the given parameters.
MONERAN
DISEASES
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pathogen
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disease
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Bacillus anthracis
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anthrax
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Bordetella pertussis
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whooping cough
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Clostridium botulinum
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botulism
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Clostridium perfringens
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gas gangrene
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Clostridium tetani
|
tetanus
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Corynebacterium diphtheria
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diphtheria
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Escherichia coli
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acute pyelonephritis
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Francisella tularensis
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tularemia or rabbit fever
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Hemophilus influenzae
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meningitis
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Lactobacillus acidophilus
|
cavities
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Mycobacterium leprae
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leprosy (Hansen's disease)
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
|
tuberculosis
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Neisseria meningitidis
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spinal menigitis
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Rickettsia richettsii
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Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
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Rickettsia prowazekii
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typhus
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Salmonella typhi
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typhoid fever
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Salmonella typhimurium
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food poisoning
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Shigella dysenteriae
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dysentery
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Streptococcus mutans
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cavities
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
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pneumonia
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Streptococcus (group A)
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scarlet fever
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Streptococcus (group A)
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rheumatic fever
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Treponema pertenue
|
yaws
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Vibrio cholerae
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cholera
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Yersinia pestis
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plague
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Project
Description/Abstract:
Make a wanted poster for one of the Monerans listed above. "photo"
(electron micrograph or microscopic picture/diagram)
- Description - organism's m.o. (police jargon) (How the
organism attacks and spreads)
- Most common victims to prey upon
- Hide out of the culprit (where it is most likely to be
found)
- Most common injury done to victim
- Is it considered armed and dangerous? rate the degree
of damage caused
- Number of victims
- Most effective weapons against the germ
- Any other identifying characteristics (such as tattoos)
Procedure:
Students have
till the end of the chapter to do the project..
CAN BE DONE AT HOME IF NEEDED!
Evaluation:
Students are graded by the above criteria.
