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 * Infectious Diseases **

**What are Diseases?** Diseases, according to Biology-Online is an abnormal condition of an organism which interrupts normal bodily functions that often leading to pain, weakness, dysfunction, distress and even death. Diseases are caused by pathogens, which can be found just about everywhere, in the air, in food, on our skin, and even in our bodies, millions in-fact, often let in unwittingly. It is a constant threat that our bodies fight to keep out, a task that can overwhelms our immune system, especially if your not being careful with your health. **Diseases** **Malaria** Caused by bug bites, mostly from Mosquitos. Usually contracted in tropics and subtropics. Kills an estimated 1 million a year.


 * Avian Bird Flu**

A disease found in birds that may one day be capable of infecting humans.


 * Swine Flu**

One of the most recent flu scares. There was a major outbreak in 2009. Cured by most vaccines.


 * AIDS**

A STD that blinds the immune system, making it's victim vulnerable to other diseases.

**MRCA** A man eating flesh bacteria sounds like something out of science fiction, but this is an actual disease. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus or Mrca is a bacteria that infects certain parts of the skin, often were there was an open wound. In its early state looks like a rash with pimples that leak out a yellowish pus if popped (Don't pop these, this is how the disease if spread). At first it is easily mistaken as a spider bite, but within hours these rashes open up, becoming inflamed and painful. If left untreated, the infection will gradually makes its way to the blood, bones, joints heart valves, and lungs and can result in loss of limbs or death. What makes mrca difficult to deal with is that the most commonly used and easily available antibiotics don't work on it. [|__http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gU7hrtxBWmA__]



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**Limes Disease** **Pandemics** **The Antonine Plague** **-**Believed to have been smallpox or measles. Caused an estimated 2000 deaths a day in Rome. Lasted from 165 to 180 AD. **Bubonic Plague** -Killed about 30-60% of the European population in the 1400's. Worldwide, the world population dropped from an estimated 450 million to 375 in 14th century. Outbreaks lasted until the 19th century. **Cholera Pandemics** **-**Most deadly disease of the 19th century. Total of seven different major pandemics from 1817 to 1968. **The 1918 Spanish Influenza** -Killed an estimated 30-50 million people, more than the 16 million that were lost in the first world war. This disease is unique because rather than infecting those usually venerable to the flu, children and the elderly, targets healthy young adults. **Does modern Science and Medicine have the edge?** With today's advances in science and medicine, most Americans seem to blissfully put the dangers of diseases in the back of their minds, believing that modern medicine has the upper hand. Leading doctors however, don't share the same optimism. In-fact they feel like they are playing catch up with their microbial foe and believe that it is inevitable that history will repeat itself. Diseases, like humans evolve, change and adapt. Scientists are constantly finding new and evolved variants of diseases. Diseases like the swine flu recently caused a pandemic in 2009. The Avian Bird Flu particularly scares scientists. Scientists believe that were it to evolve, it would lethal enough to surpass the 1918 Spanish Flu. **How to Protect Yourself** -Control your stress -Eat adequately -Improve fitness -Get enough sleep -Don't abuse drugs -Be hygienic -Take preventive measures -Don't dismiss warning, better safe than sorry.

Each student in the group is responsible for one of the topics below.
 * __Instructions__**

As a group you are responsible for creating your own Wiki covering the topics assigned. You may attach files, articles, videos, pictures and/or word documents

Be prepared to give your reports orally to the class using your Wiki.

Included in your report should be a description of the infectious disease, who it affects, treatment and prognosis.


 * __examples:__**

__**How to use the wiki page**__
 * monoucleosis**
 * mrsa**
 * tuberculosis**
 * strept throat**
 * conjunctivitis**
 * H1N1**
 * SARS**
 * 1) To enter content on this page, click the **EDIT**tab located on the top, right side of the page.
 * 2) Enter the information and click **Save** to save changes.

You can __#|upload files__ or create links to external website or to a page in the wiki.


 * 1) To upload a file or an image, click the **File**icon on the tool bar, upload the file.
 * 2) Click the **Link** icon to enter a link to a url or link to a page in the wiki.

__**Resourses**__
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