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WelcomeIn this learning activity you will assume the role of an intern working with a disease control professional to solve a mystery disease outbreak in Bangladesh. Goals• Learn about a specific professional role

in disease outbreaks and prevention• Investigate clues related to the mystery

outbreak• Work with a team of other professionals

to solve the mystery

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You Volunteer

You’ve accept an opportunity to work as an intern with wildlife veterinarians, anthropologists, immunologists, epidemiologists, and journalists to help the Bangladesh government identify the source of the infections and create an action plan to prevent future outbreaks of this unknown disease.

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Preparation

Before you begin your internship, your mentors want you to become familiar with Bangladesh and its culture. Since you’ll be working closely with an epidemiologist, you also need to have a good understanding of this profession.

Epidemiologist

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Understanding the cultureCultural practices are very important in understanding how diseases are spread. You need to know some basic information about Bangladesh and its culture before you begin the assignment.

The Royal Bengal Tiger

You need to know the answers for all of these questions before proceeding?

Where is Bangladesh located? What countries border Bangladesh?

What is the climate like in Bangladesh? What is the population of Bangladesh? What languages are spoken in

Bangladesh? What religions are practiced in

Bangladesh? What is the average per capita income? What kinds of jobs do people do in

Bangladesh? What kinds of crops are produced in

Bangladesh?

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Knowledge Check

After you’ve studied the material answer the questions on the right. You must get 100% before you can meet with the epidemiologist

What countries border Bangladesh?

IndiaIndia and BurmaBurmaNepal

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Which of the following religions are practiced in Bangladesh? (Select all that apply)

Islam HinduismBuddhismChristianity JainismSikhism

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What do you think of when you think of Bangladesh? (Short Answer)

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After you’ve studied the material answer the questions on the right. You must get 100% before you can meet with the epidemiologist

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Meet Dr. Blakesley

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Epidemiologic Intelligence OfficerUS Center of Disease Control & Prevention

Area of Interest: Emerging infectious diseases/outbreak investigations

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“Thanks for volunteering for the Bangladesh project. I hear that you’re interested in epidemiology and want to learn about the tools and methods used to study disease outbreak. When assigned to a new outbreak like this one, we’ll look for patterns in the outbreak to try to piece together the puzzle about why the outbreak occurred. We’ll look for clues by assessing where the cases occur and who is getting sick. We gather data about patients including their gender, age, occupation, activities and what they ate prior to the illness. We also look for clues about the seasonality of the outbreaks. For example, many outbreaks occur near the Fourth of July because of warm, contaminated potato salad at picnics! I always try to think about where the illness came from and how it was transmitted to humans.Let’s get you caught up on the data we’ve already gathered and show you some of the methods we use along the way.”

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Case Background:

This mystery disease has been studied since 2001, but we are still not sure what the disease is or how it is spread. I have prepared a summary of the available data for you to review. I’ll be asking you some questions to help you think about the data and to learn how an epidemiologist approaches problems like this one.

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