- About
- Reading 1 Module Introduction
- Activity 1a Infectious or Contagious?
- Activity 1b Interactive Table
- Activity 1 Discussion
- Reading 2 SARS and Zika
- Reading 2 Videos
- Reading 2 Resources
- Reading 2 Discussion
- Activity 2 How Contagious is it?
- Activity 2 Resources
- Assessments
Activity 1
Infectious or Contagious?
Have students try this online version of the activity as a way to review what they have learned about disease transmission.
Complete the activity using the select dropdowns and then press the "check" button at the bottom right to see how you fared.
| Disease | Causative agent | Transmission Mode | Infectious / Contagious? |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ebola | Ebola virus | Direct contact | |
| Rabies | Rabies virus | Animal bite | |
| Type 2 Diabetes | Poor diet | N/A | |
| Malaria | Plasmodium | Mosquito | |
| Chicken pox | Varicella zoster virus | Direct contact/aerosol | |
| Warts | Human papilloma virus | Direct contact / sexual contact | |
| Food poisoning | Salmonella | Food borne | |
| Skin Cancer | Radiation from sun | N/A | |
| Poliomyelitis | Polio virus | Water borne | |
| Mononucleosis | Epstein-Barr virus | Direct contact | |
| Down Syndrome | Change in chromosome number | N/A | |
| Lyme Disease | Borrelia burgdorferi | Tick | |
| Flu | Influenza virus | Direct contact/aerosol | |
| Common Cold | rhinoviruses, adenoviruses and others | Direct contact/aerosol | |
| Guillain-Barre Syndrome | Zika virus | Mosquito | |
| Typhoid fever | Salmonella typhi | Food borne | |
| Cholera | Vibrio cholera | Water borne | |
| Rubeola | Measles virus | Direct contact/aerosol | |
| Cystic fibrosis | Gene mutation | N/A |