NAME: _______________________ DATE: ____________ BLOCK: _____
Background Information:
A pathogen is something that causes disease. Pathogens can be bacterial, viral, protist, or
fungus. You will research one bacterial or viral pathogen and produce a "Wanted Poster."
Student Requirements:
You will select a pathogen (virus or bacteria) from the approved list. You may research a
pathogen not listed only if it is approved by your teacher. You will then produce a wanted
poster with the given elements.
Project Description/Abstract:
The Wanted Poster is to be on white, 8.5" x 11" paper. Your wanted poster must include the
information/sections described in the rubric. The rubric also shows the point value for each
section.
Procedure:
You will have approximately two blocks to research your chosen disease and make your
poster. Anything not finished in that time, must be completed outside of class.
Evaluation:
Students are graded by the specific criteria (see rubric). Students must list the sources they
used to find information for this project. Students must use a minimum of 2 sources of
information.
HINTS:
Use PowerPoint or word and create one slide or page for your poster. Your teacher can show
you how to make it print like a single, portrait page.
Your poster should differentiate between the pathogen and the disease that is caused by it.
For example, the wanted poster would be for the Rhinovirus…not the common cold. As an
example, a poster may be titled:
Wanted: Rhinovirus
Causes the common cold
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Pathogen Wanted Poster Rubric
Possible
Points
CRITERIA
Two Mug shot photos (electron micrograph or microscopic
picture or picture of person with symptoms)
2
Type of microbe (virus or bacteria) and disease caused by it
2
Microbe’s “m.o” (How the organism attacks and spreads)
Most common victims to prey upon
4
3
Hide out of the culprit (where it is most likely to be found –
either a specific body part or area of the world)
Most common injury done to victim (symptoms)
3
4
Is it considered armed and dangerous? (degree of damage
caused)
Number of victims (annual rate)
3
3
Most effective weapons against the pathogen (treatments)
4
Five interesting facts not already included in above
information
Spelling/grammar/neatness/no plagiarism
Creativity
Use of class time
Must have minimum of 2 sources.
TOTAL POINTS
5
5
5
5
2
50
YOUR CHOICE OF PATHOGEN:_______________
DUE DATE:_______________________________
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1. What type of pathogen (bacteria or virus) causes the disease?
2. How does the pathogen attack people?
3. How does the pathogen spread from individual to individual?
4. Who does the disease affect most commonly? For example, some diseases affect mostly
children.
5. In what part of the world or what part of the human body does the pathogen live?
6. What are the symptoms of the disease? List at least 4.
7. How severe is the disease? For example, is it deadly or just annoying?
8. How many people are infected by this disease each year? You can answer using world
or USA statistics.
9. What medicines are used to treat/cure/prevent the disease?
10. List 5 additional facts that you have not already discussed in your above answers.
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MICROBE/PATHOGEN LIST
Pathogen
Rhinovirus
Influenza virus
Polio virus
Variola
Rubella
Varicella
Ebola virus
Hepatitis B Virus I
Herpes simplex virus
Varicella zoster
Corona Virus
HIV(human immunodeficiency virus)
Syphilus
Coxsackievirus A16
Bacillus anthracis
Bordetella pertussis
Clostridium botulinum
Clostridium tetani
Mycobacterium leprae
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Neisseria meningitidis
Salmonella typhi
Salmonella typhimurium
Shigella dysenteriae
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus (group A)
Vibrio cholerae
Streptococcus pyogenes
Borrelia burgdorferi
Peptic ulcers
Bubonic plague
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Disease
Common cold
Influenza
Poliomyelitis
Small pox
German Measles
Chicken pox
Ebola
Hepatitis B
Cold Sores
Shingles
SARS
AIDS
Treponema pallidum
Hand, foot, and mouth disease
Anthrax
Whooping cough
Botulism
Tetanus
Leprosy (Hansen's disease)
Tuberculosis
Gonorrhea
Spinal meningitis
Typhoid fever
Food poisoning
Dysentery
Pneumonia
Scarlet fever
Cholera
Impetigo
Lyme disease
Helicobacter pylori
Yersinia pestis