Q Purpose of the Activity • Solidify your understanding of infectious disease terms and concepts, especially the chain of infection. • Familiarize yourself with interesting disease examples that illustrate different class concepts. Task 1. Pick one disease from the list below and do some research on your own to address the questions below. 2. After you post, review posts by your group members and comment on at least one other post - if they researched the same disease you can note whether or not your answers are consistent. If it is a different disease, comment on something you learned or found interesting about their post. Diseases 1. Bubonic plague 2. Inhalation anthrax 3. Chickenpox 4. Giardiasis Information to compile: 1. Identify all elements of the chain of infection: 1. Agent Category (e.g., bacteria, virus) ? Agent Name (e.g., Mycobacterium tuberculosis) 2. Reservoir Category (human, animal, and/or environment) ? Reservoir Detail if applicable (e.g., birds) 3. Portal of exit 4. Primary mode(s) of transmission (e.g., skin-to-skin direct or indirect vehicle-borne) 5. Portal of entry 6. Susceptible host (who is most likely to be exposed and/or who is at greatest risk of severe disease?) 1. 2. Is this a contagious disease (person-to-person transmission)? 3. What is the average incubation period? Recommended Information Sources https://www.cdc.gov/diseasesconditions/az/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. Start with the CDC website. You may need to do a general search on the CDC website in addition to exploring the Diseases & Conditions pages. If you can’t find everything you need there, check Mayo Clinic. If you still have gaps you can try a general Google search – if you go this route, please include the website URL for your source with the information. Please note: Points will be deducted for noticeable spelling and grammatical errors. Minor errors are perfectly acceptable; however, numerous errors will lead to point deductions.