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NIH Curriculum Supplements for High School

Emerging and
Re-emerging Infectious Diseases

Grades 9 - 12

Introduction to the major concepts related to emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases, and impact on society.

"Thank you for providing my students with an amazing lesson on emerging diseases. My students were involved and motivated. They were able to better understand the concept of infectious diseases."
---High School Science Teacher

"My Students were more likely to think critically because they enjoyed trying to figure out the different situations presented to them."
---High School Science Teacher
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Activities
Learning Focus
1. Deadly Disease Among UsA "surprising statistics" quiz, and card system to learn and classify diseases as "emerging", "re-emerging", or "endemic"
2. Disease DetectivesRole-playing epidemiologists look for clues to solve the case of a mystery disease.
3. Superbugs: An Evolving ConcernExperiment and extrapolate results to explain a case of antibiotic-resistance - CD-ROM-based interview.
4. Protecting the HerdCD-ROM-based simulations demonstrate herd immunity and the effectiveness of vaccination programs.
5. Making Hard DecisionsAssign limited funds to one of three submitted proposals; each addressing a major infectious disease.

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