Disease – Part 2

Table of Contents – AfricaDate Title Lesson #

**AFRICA**

4/30 Desertification 65

5/5 Colonization 66

5/12 Migration 67

5/13 AIDS 68

5/14 Cholera/Malaria 69

Disease #2 - Cholera• Cholera is caused by drinking water

contaminated with bacteria.

• It occurs in areas where the infrastructure is bad (dirty water supply).

Cholera

Uganda

Zimbabwe has the largest current outbreak of Cholera in the world

• If cholera patients are treated quickly and properly, the mortality rate is less than 1%; however, with untreated cholera the mortality rate rises to 50–60%

Cholera

People waiting outside the government offices to get water during a Cholera outbreak.

Cholera

Zimbabwe Clip

Clip Questions:

1. What is causing the Cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe?

2. Can a person live after getting Cholera?

Disease #3 - Malaria• Malaria is a disease caused by MOSQUITOES who carry

parasites.

• 90% of malaira deaths are in Africa.

• No vaccine exists that will prevent malaria.

• It is widespread in tropical climates especially in Africa.• Each year there are 300-500 million cases of Malaria.

Malaria

Malaria is found in tropical wet climates

Malaria Clip

1. How are they trying to fight Malaria?

2. What are the problems of getting rid of Malaria?

African Diseases Assignment

• You’re a doctor for the International Organization called Doctors Without Borders.

• The US government wants you to create a brochure about each of the three African diseases.

• Each brochure will explain the causes, solutions, and reasons why it is difficult to solve.

Directions

1. Write your name on your official Dr.’s paper.

2. Divide your paper into 3 sections.

3. You must include the following:

- Causes

- Explain 2 solutions

- Sketch of solutions

- Explain why it is difficult to solve.

• AIDS

• Causes:

• My 2 Solutions explained:

• Solutions sketch:

• Why is it difficult

to solve?

• CHOLERA

• Causes

• My 2 solutions explained:

• Solutions sketch:

• Why is it difficult to solve?

• MALARIA

• Causes

• My 2 solutions explained:

• Solutions sketch:

• Why is it difficult to solve?

Directions:

1. Turn in your quiz and scantron up front on the table by my desk.

2. Bring me your Yellow Migration worksheet and any other assignments you are missing.

3. Pick up a copy of each paper on the table: an assignment and some official Dr.’s paper.

4. Work on the assignment silently until closure.