Ebola: The Plague Fighters
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Student Handout |
Pass it On
To track the spread of a virus, sometimes doctors keep
careful data about each case of the virus that is discovered. But how easy is it to track the progress of a virus? Do this activity and see.
Procedure
In class, you made
exchanges with your classmates in a simulation of a virus outbreak. Try to
remember each person you came in contact with and record the person's name and
the color that you heard. Try to remember the sequence of events that occurred during the procedure. Once you have recorded your contacts, work with the class to retrace the passage of the disease and figure out who the index cases are—the three people who were originally infected with the green paper virus. If you have been infected, make
sure to tell your classmates who infected you. Use the Infection Tree to help
keep track of how the virus spread. Write the names in each box on the tree.
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