WebQuest: Lyme Disease, Malaria, and West Nile Virus5 points
For these diseases, visit the websites below to complete a WebQuest, and then complete the chart.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 |
| Lyme Disease | Disease has spread since it was first diagnosed from the East coast to the West Coast. | |||||
| Malaria | Malaria causes more deaths then any other disease in the world - one million people die each year. | |||||
| West Nile Virus | First case in U.S. was 1999. More common in states in the Midwest with high humidity and mosquito population. The virus has been reported in 46 states. |
