Question

1. choose one communicable disease and find out what pathogen causes it. what are the symptoms of this disease? how is it treated? 7. write a short story in which a teen gets sick with a communicable disease, and the disease spreads to others. identify each element of the epidemiological triangle. 8. create a short slogan educating teens about the body’s different lines of defense. share your slogan with a partner.

Explanation:

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Let's choose influenza. The pathogen is the influenza virus. Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, body aches, fatigue. Treatment usually involves rest, staying hydrated, and in some cases, antiviral medications like oseltamivir.

Short Story: Jake, a high - schooler, started feeling unwell with a runny nose and cough. He went to school as usual and soon his friends started showing similar symptoms. In the epidemiological triangle: the agent is the virus (e.g., rhinovirus), the host is Jake and his classmates, and the environment is the school where close contact facilitated the spread.

A slogan could be "Our body's defenses are three - fold: skin, cells, and antibodies untold!" It educates teens about the first line of defense (skin and mucous membranes), the second line (phagocytes and other immune cells), and the third line (antibodies from the adaptive immune system).

Answer:

Influenza is caused by the influenza virus. Symptoms: fever, cough, sore - throat, body aches, fatigue. Treatment: rest, hydration, antiviral medications (e.g., oseltamivir).

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