Module 5 - Bacteria - Activity 3

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Activity 3: Interactive Learning Resources

E. coli Infection Strategy Movie

• Go to http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/disease/animations.html scan down the page until you see E. Coli Infection Strategy movie. Select the small or large version of the movie and download. The movie is less than 5 min. If you have a video iPod, you might want to load it so you can watch it away from the computer.

Cholera

Read Outbreak Case 41 and pg 113-114

• What is the cause of cholera? What are the manifestations of the disease? What is the mechanism of causation? Who is most vulnerable?
• Why does giving a Intravenous solution of glucose and salt water help reverse the effects of cholera?
• http://www.who.int/topics/cholera/en/
• http://www.cdc.gov/nczved/dfbmd/disease_listing/cholera_gi.html

Anthrax Animation

• Go to http://www.sumanasinc.com/scienceinfocus/sif_anthrax.html and view the animation on Anthrax.
• Step through the whole animation.  Then try to draw what happens yourself. Go back through the animation and review and revise our drawings if necessary.