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INTERNET ACTIVITY
Bioethical Issue: Emergent Infectious Diseases (e.g., Avian Influenza/Bird Flu)
and Introduced Exotic Species (e.g., Fire Ants and Rasberry Ants) .
Blackboard Class Discussion
Bird Flu
View the video below. Mandatory viewing for all students. (4:00 min. It is best if you have fast Internet connection. Sometimes these YouTube links disappear. Please let the instructor know if this happens.) Uploaded by hsus. Enjoy!
Introduction.
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, many scientists felt that the battle against infectious disease had been won. Consequently, the health care community turned its attention toward cancer. However, since the mid- 1970s, diseases have been returning and new diseases emerging. Several new diseases have emerged, including AIDS, Lyme disease, Ebola, Hanta, West Nile, SARS, Monkeypox, and Bird Flu. In addition, to add to the crisis, many disease-causing bacteria have become resistant to commonly used antibiotics.
"That humanity had grossly underestimated the microbes was no longer, as the world approached the twenty-first century, a matter of doubt. The microbes were winning. The debate centered not on whether Homo sapiens was increasingly challenged by microscopic competitors for domination of the planet; rather, arguments among scientists focused on the whys, hows, and whens of an acknowledged threat."
From "The Coming of the Plague: Newly emerging diseases in a world out of balance", by Laurie Garrett. Penguin Books, 1994.
To read articles open images, with your mouse, in new windows May 28, 2006June 01, 2006
The articles are used for educational purposes by Dr. Nilsson, South Texas College, scanned, from the instructors morning paper, The Monitor, McAllen, Texas. Mason, M. May 28, 2006: 7A, and No Author, June 01, 2006: 7A.
To fill in the blanks on the worksheet for this issue, use the information on the USDA web page (link below). On the USDA page, in the right table with "related topics", click on the "Brochure: Avian Influenza - USDA Efforts and Response (PDF)". Read the brochure and fill in the worksheet. To answer the question on the Work Sheet, after the fill in the blanks section, click on the link to pandemicflu.gov and use the map of the world. Turn in the work sheet at the due date.
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Bird Flu
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Introduction. 
In the late 1960s and early 1970s, many scientists felt that the battle against infectious disease had been won. Consequently, the health care community turned its attention toward cancer. However, since the mid- 1970s, diseases have been returning and new diseases emerging. Several new diseases have emerged, including AIDS, Lyme disease, Ebola, Hanta, West Nile, SARS, Monkeypox, and Bird Flu. In addition, to add to the crisis, many disease-causing bacteria have become resistant to commonly used antibiotics.
June 01, 2006
To fill in the blanks on the worksheet for this issue, use the information on the USDA web page (link below). On the USDA page, in the right table with "related topics", click on the "Brochure: Avian Influenza - USDA Efforts and Response (PDF)". Read the brochure and fill in the worksheet. To answer the question on the Work Sheet, after the fill in the blanks section, click on the link to pandemicflu.gov and use the map of the world. Turn in the work sheet at the due date. 
If anyone feels that his or her material cannot be used this way I will immediately remove it if notified. 
