Teen Health Course 2Chapter 13:
Communicable DiseasesStudent Web Activities - Teacher ContentLesson 1 Answers - The largest viruses are known as Filoviridae. They are long, thin viruses that look like bent tubes.
- Nanobes aren't officially recognized as the smallest microbes of all because some scientists doubt that nanobes are living things.
- The oldest microbe fossils are 250 million years old.They were found encased in salt crystals deep in the Earth.
- The deadliest microbe of all so far is the HIV virus.It has killed almost 22,000,000 people.
- Ebola isn't the deadliest microbe because infections by this virus are rare.
Additional Resources for Teachers Below are some additional links to information on microbes and what they can do. Many of the sites have fun experiments and quizzes students can take. - National Geographic – Bugs Rules: http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/0010/bacteria/
- Microbe Zoo: http://commtechlab.msu.edu/sites/dlc-me/zoo/
- Anthrax: http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/health_problems/infection/anthrax.html
- Bugs in the News: http://people.ku.edu/~jbrown/bugs.html
- AIDS: http://www.eastchester.k12.ny.us/schools/ms/AIDS/AIDS1.html
Lesson 5 Answers - There are at least 25 different types of STDs.
- Chlamydia causes damage to reproductive organs and can cause PID.
- There is no cure for eitehr, but there is a vaccine for Hepatitis B.
- HIV is the virus that creates the disease - AIDS.
- Most people with HPV have no symptoms, but some types cause genital warts.
Additional Resources for Teachers Getting accurate material to teens is vital. Below are four different approaches by four different groups. You might want to try having your class create its own brochure, flyer, or FAQ based on what they see on these sites. - Teen Talk: http://opa.osophs.dhhs.gov/pubs/teentalk_vol2_std.pdf
- Teen Wire: http://www.teenwire.com/
- American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists: http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZTJ8CS77C&sub_cat=12
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