Outbreak! (Questions for Scene 1)

1. Give definitions for the following words:
• Pathogen
• Epidemic
• Diarrhea
• Hydration
• Bowel movement
2. What is a public health officer? What is the role of the county public health department?
3. Describe the role of the kidneys. Hypothesize why kidney malfunction might be present in the patients at Mapleville General Hospital.
4. Make a list of the pathogens that could cause the symptoms described in the case. From this list, create a hypothesis stating which pathogen is causing the illness in Mapleville. State the evidence that supports your hypothesis.
5. What should parents do if a child has diarrhea?
6. What are the most common ways people are infected by the pathogen you listed in #3?
7. What are the most common ways people are infected by other pathogens that cause diarrheal diseases?
8. Research and describe types of questions that you can use in a survey (Yes/no, True/false, etc.)
9. Based on your answers to #4 and #5, create a survey which asks people about ways they may have been exposed to a pathogen. The survey should ask them about 8-12 different sources of exposure.

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