C.O.P.P.A The information you provide below will be used for internal purposes only. Glencoe/McGraw-Hill does not share information about you with organizations outside the family of The McGraw-Hill Companies. Before you supply any personal information below, please read our complete Privacy Policy. Click the Techie Toolbox for tips and help to make the most of your time on the Web. Unit 10: The Human Body Chapter 39: Immunity from Disease   Information on Emerging and Re-emerging Diseases Emerging diseases are those in which the incidence in humans has increased within the past 20 years or threatens to increase in the near future. These diseases may be new or a mutation of an existing organism, or may be an already identified disease that has spread to a new geographic area or population. Re-emerging diseases are ones that have increased in incidence after a time of decline. Disease agencies are constantly monitoring our world for these types of diseases. Problem How can you obtain current research information on emerging and re-emerging diseases? Objectives In this BioLab, you will: Choose five emerging and five re-emerging diseases for study. Collect data on the ten diseases and record in a table. Materials Access to the Internet Data Sources Activity Links View Student Data Skill Handbook Use the Skill Handbook if you need additional help with this lab. 1. Print the two data tables below. 2. Go to Data Source under Preparation to find links that will provide you with information for this BioLab. 3. Choose five emerging and five re-emerging diseases you wish to investigate. 4. List the diseases in your data tables and fill in the rest of the columns. 5. Be sure to complete the last two rows of your data table that ask for current research findings and your sources of information. Data Table I - Emerging Diseases   1 2 3 4 5 Disease Name (common name) Organism responsible Classification of organism Mode of transmission Symptoms Treatment Current research Source of information Data Table II - Re-emerging Diseases   1 2 3 4 5 Disease Name (common name) Organism responsible Classification of organism Mode of transmission Symptoms Treatment Current research Source of information *City *State Select Your State Alabama Alaska Arizona Arkansas California Colorado Connecticut Delaware District of Columbia Florida Georgia Hawaii Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maine Maryland Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Mississippi Missouri Montana Nebraska Nevada New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina South Dakota Tennessee Texas Utah Vermont Virginia Washington West Virginia Wisconsin Wyoming Not Applicable *School *Required field 1. Define What is a pathogen? Provide several examples. 2. Contrast Describe the difference between an emerging and re-emerging disease. Provide several examples of each. 3. Think Critically Hypothesize why a disease that was once on the decline might re-emerge. 4. Applying Concepts Compared with travel in the 1800s, how would current worldwide travel affect the transmission of disease? 5. Use the Internet What are some advantages and disadvantages of getting information on disease research by way of the internet rather than from textbooks or an encyclopedia?