WebQuest: Athlete's Foot and Ringworm5 points
Mycoses, or fungal diseases, are generally mild in humans. With a high level of immunity to fungi, the body's natural defenses can usually prevent or limit any infection. Some, like ringworm, if treated, can be cured or controlled. Others invade the body and may require long-term or repeated treatments. Two of the most common fungal diseases are athlete's foot and ringworm.
In this and the following sections, you will be asked to go on WebQuests to find more information about diseases and to research ways to prevent or cure them. Visit the websites listed to learn more about the organisms that cause the diseases, the symptoms, prevention methods, treatment, and modes of transmission.
Use the chart you downloaded earlier to enter information and submit for a grade. This version of the chart has all of the childhood infectious diseases and common infectious diseases that we will cover. Complete the chart as you move through the lessons. Your quizzes and exams will have questions drawn from these WebQuests.
Do not submit this assignment at this time.
| Disease | Causative Organism | Symptoms | Treatment | Mode of transmission | Prevention | Unique Things About Disease |
| Athlete's Foot | With athlete's foot, you literally have a plant living on your skin. | |||||
| Ringworm | Infection is not actually a worm, but has the appearance of one, which gave it its name. |
