Discuss the benefits and risks of immunization and vaccinations and the effect that inappropriate use of antibiotics has on resistance. You can also play online on the American Museum of Natural History site. For High School Students Reports from the Field Microbe Field Report Summarize the data you and your classmates have collected on the various disease-causing microbes. History shows that people have played a major role in bringing about infectious diseases by drastically changing the environment to be conducive to infections. Culture Defines Behavior Have students do a research project on how infectious disease is diagnosed and treated in a different culture, using different methods, or in another time period.
Some epidemics actually change the course of history.