bacteria wanted poster research project background information: students will research one...
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BACTERIA WANTED POSTER RESEARCH PROJECT
Background Information:
Students will research one bacterial pathogen and
produce a "Wanted Poster."
Student Requirements:
Students select a pathogen from the list below. They
will then produce a wanted poster with the given
parameters.
Pathogen Disease Pathogen DiseaseBacillus anthracis
anthraxNeisseria meningitidis
spinal menigitis
Bordetella pertussis
whooping coughRickettsia richettsii
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever
Clostridium botulinum
botulismRickettsia prowazekii
typhus
Clostridium perfringens
gas gangrene Salmonella typhi typhoid fever
Clostridium tetani
tetanusSalmonella typhimurium
food poisoning
Corynebacterium diphtheria
diphtheriaShigella dysenteriae
dysentery
Escherichia coli acute pyelonephritis
Streptococcus mutans
cavities
Francisella tularensis
tularemia or rabbit fever
Streptococcus pneumoniae
pneumonia
Hemophilus influenzae
meningitisStreptococcus (group A)
scarlet fever
Lactobacillus acidophilus
cavitiesStreptococcus (group A)
rheumatic fever
Mycobacterium leprae
leprosy (Hansen's disease)
Treponema pallidum
syphilis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
tuberculosisTreponema pertenue
yaws
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
gonorrhoea Vibrio cholerae cholera
Yersinia pestis plague
PROJECT DESCRIPTION/ABSTRACT: MAKE A WANTED POSTER FOR ONE OF THE MONERANS LISTED ABOVE. POSTER
IS TO BE ON 8.5" X 11" PAPER. INCLUDE:
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photo" (electron micrograph or microscopic picture/diagram)
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escription - include Gram stain, classification (bacilli, cocci, or sprilla)
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rganism's m.o. (police jargon) (How the organism attacks and spreads)
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ost common victims to prey upon
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ide out of the culprit (where it is most likely to be found)
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ost common injury done to victim
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s it considered armed and dangerous? rate the degree of damage caused
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umber of victims
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ost effective weapons against the germ
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ny other identifying characteristics (such as tattoos)
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