Module 6 - Viruses - Activity 3
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Activity 3: Interactive Learning Resources
Viral Life Cycle
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Go to http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/disease/animations.html scan down the page until you see Viral lifecycle movie. Select the small or large version of the movie and download. The movie is about 1 min. If you have a video iPod, you might want to load it so you can watch it away from the computer.
HIV Life Cycle
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Go to http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/disease/animations.html scan down the page until you see HIV life cycle 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.
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Now scan down to US AIDS Epidemic. This movie is less than a min. Download as above.
Spread of HIV Simulation
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Complete the discussion questions.
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Then go to the tutorial and complete.
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What questions do you still have about HIV?
ELISA Activity
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Go to http://www.biology.arizona.edu/immunology/activities/elisa/technique.html? And work through the animations to understand how tests for HIV are carried out.
Hepatitis B and C
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Go to http://www.healthcentral.com/animation/408/33.html and watch the video on the life cycle of hepatitis C
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Go to http://hopkins-gi.nts.jhu.edu/pages/latin/templates/index.cfm?pg=disease1&disease=17&organ=2&lang_id=1 to learn about the life cycle of hepatitis B
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What are the similarities and differences?
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How do these viruses cause disease? What is the mode of transmission, the symptoms, and how are they diagnosed?
Hepatitis A
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http://www.cdc.gov/HAV/HAVfaq.htm#general what the CDC says about how Hepatitis A
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Read Outbreak: Cases in Real-World Microbiology pg 117-118 and 174-175
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How is Hepatitis A different than B and C
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Describe the epidemic pattern of Hepatitis A
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Go to http://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/Resources/Professionals/Training/Serology/training.htm#one scan down the page to Part I Animated Graph Tutorials – Hepatitis A
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Review the animation of Hepatitis A.
Identify the Disease
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Try to find the DNA match to identify the virus that causes the specific disease. Then work through making a virus chip, make an analysis, and identify the cause of a disease.
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How does DNA help identify disease?
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