Disease Jeopardy Curious Critters Organs Only Bad Bacteria Virulent Viruses Medicine Chest $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Summer 2009 Workshop in Biology and Multimedia

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Summer 2009 Workshopin Biology and Multimedia for High School TeachersBy Ann LaBrodeHopedale Junior Senior High School

Curious Critters$10 Answer

• This disease is caused when you come in contact with infected animal saliva

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Striped_skunk.jpg

Summer 2009 Workshop in Biology and Multimedia for High School TeachersHarvard University Life Sciences – HHMI Outreach Program

Question

• What is rabies?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rabies_Virus_EM_PHIL_1876.JPG



• This bacterial infection is transmitted by a deer tick

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/34/Adult_deer_tick.jpg


Question

• What is Lyme Disease?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Borrelia_burgdorferi



• This disease is caused by a bacteria usually found in cattle

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vache_d%27Abondance.jpg


Question

• What is Anthrax?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Bacillus_anthracis_Gram.jpg



• This disease is caused by a mosquito infected with a protozoan parasite

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Parasitismus.jpg


Question

• What is malaria?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Plasmodium.jpg



• This viral infection is common in South America, the Caribbean and Africa and is spread through the bite of an infected mosquito.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aedes_aegypti_biting_human.jpg


Question

• What is yellow fever?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_fever


Organs Only$10 Answer

• This disease of the lung causes shortness of breath

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Thoracic_anatomy.jpg


Question

• What is Emphysema?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emphysema

This is a piece of lung tissue from an end stage emphysema patient, nuclei are blue purple, red blood cells are red, other cell bodies and extracellular material are pink, and air spaces are white


Double JEOPARDY

• How much do you wish to wager?

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mcol_money_bag.svg


Double JEOPARDY Answer

• This disease causes damage to the optic nerve.

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schematic_diagram_of_the_human_eye_en.svg


Double JEOPARDY Question

• What is Glaucoma?

•http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Human_eye_cross-sectional_view_grayscale.png




• This is the most common form of dementia among the elderly

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:MRI_head_side.jpg


Question

• What is Alzheimer’s Disease?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzheimer%27s_disease

Normal Alzheimer’s



• This infection of the liver is caused by several different viruses

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Gray1224.png


Question

• What is hepatitis?

• Hepatitis A is the most common and is found in the stool of infected persons

• Hepatitis B is transmitted by body fluids

• Hepatitis C is transmitted by infected blood



• This disease affects the brain and involves a chemical called dopamine. One of the symptoms is muscle tremors (shaking).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Skull_and_brain_normal_human.svgSummer 2009 Workshop in Biology and Multimedia for High School Teachers

Harvard University Life Sciences – HHMI Outreach Program

Question

• What is Parkinson’s Disease?

Michael J Fox has established a foundation to research Parkinson’s Disease http://www.michaeljfox.org/

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Michael_J._Fox_08_.jpg


Bad Bacteria$10 Answer

• This is caused by the streptococcal bacteria

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Streptococcus_pyogenes_01.jpg


Question

• What is strep throat?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Streptococcal_pharyngitis.jpg



• This is caused by a bacteria found in soil and the toxin produced by the spores can cause paralysis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetanus_bacilli


Question

• What is tetanus?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CBell1809.jpg

Muscle spasms in a person who has tetanus.



• This is also known as pertussis and is caused by the bacteria called Bordetella Pertussis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordetella_pertussis


Question

• What is Whooping Cough?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pertussis.jpg



• This bacterial infection is transmitted through the air and mainly affects the respiratory system

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mycobacterium_tuberculosis_01.jpg


Question

• What is tuberculosis

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Tuberculosis-x-ray-1.jpg

X-ray of a lung with tuberculosis



• This is caused by the ingestion salmonella typhi in contaminated food or water

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Salmonella_enterica_serovar_typhimurium_01.jpg


Question• What is typhoid fever?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mary_Mallon_in_hospital.jpg

“Typhoid Mary”


Virulent Viruses$10 Answer

• This is known as the kissing disease and is caused by the Epstein Barr Virus?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Epstein_Barr_Virus_virions_EM_10.1371_journal.pbio.0030430.g001-L.JPG


Question• What is infectious mononucleosis?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Main_symptoms_of_Infectious_mononucleosis.png



• This once common childhood ailment is now rarely seen due to a vaccine. This infection is caused by the varicella zoster virus

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Varicella_%28Chickenpox%29_Virus_PHIL_1878_lores.jpg


Question• What is chicken pox?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Child_with_chickenpox.jpg



• This is the “official” name of the flu

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Vaccination_US_Navy.jpg


Question

• What is Influenza?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:EM_of_influenza_virus.jpg



• This virus causes swelling of the salivary glands

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mumps_virus.jpg


Question

• What is mumps?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Mumps_PHIL_130_lores.jpg



• This is caused by the rubellla virus and results in swollen glands behinds the ear as well as a rash on the face, neck and chest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rubella_virus_TEM_B82-0203_lores.jpg


Question

• What is German Measles?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Rash_of_rubella_on_skin_of_child%27s_back.JPG


Medicine Chest$10 Answer

This medication can cause Reyes Syndrome if taken when a child has the flu


Question

What is Aspirin?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Aspirin-B-3D-balls.pngSummer 2009 Workshop in Biology and Multimedia for High School Teachers



These medications are taken to fight bacterial infections


Question

What are antibiotics?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Staphylococcus_aureus_%28AB_Test%29.jpg



• These medications are often taken by athletes and can cause heart attack, stroke, high blood pressure, liver disease as well as other serious medical issues


Question

• What are steroids?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lanosterol-3D-sticks.png



• This is the generic name for tylenol ®


Question• What is acetaminophen?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Paracetamol-from-xtal-3D-balls.pngSummer 2009 Workshop in Biology and Multimedia for High School Teachers



• These medications are used to treat the swine flu


Question• What are Oseltamivir (brand name Tamiflu

®) and Zanamivir (brand name Relenza ®)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Oseltamivir-3D-balls.pngSummer 2009 Workshop in Biology and Multimedia for High School Teachers


Works Cited

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

http://www.webmd.com/

All images from either wikipedia (cited) or microsoft clip art.


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Disease Jeopardy Curious Critters Organs Only Bad Bacteria Virulent Viruses Medicine Chest $10 $20 $30 $40 $50 Summer 2009 Workshop in Biology and Multimedia