Lesson+24.3

__You'll learn to: __
 * Identify the causes, transmission, symptoms, and treatment of several communicable diseases.
 * Analyze strategies to reduce the risk of contracting some communicable diseases.
 * Explain how technology impact world health status.

Make a list of all the communicable diseases you know of. What can you do to prevent them? **Post your Journal Entry in [|Edmodo]** to Mrs. Smith (not the group, HealthLivingSummer) entitled Journal 24.1. Paste the prompt with your response. (5 pts)
 * __Journal__ **

In the last lesson, you learned about preventing disease. In this lesson, you will learn about common diseases. Read page 635 - 641. To learn more about each of the following diseases check out the following sites: pneumonia and jaundice.
 * __Reading Activities__ ** Have you ever had the flu? What is the difference between a cold and the flu? How can you prevent disease from spreading to others? How can you protect yourself from disease? Think about these questions as you read Lesson 3.

**__Learning Activity__ - How Lou Got the Flu ** [] Infectious diseases can spread from person to person or from animal to person. At this Web site, you will explore one person's experience with flu and how it spread to her. As you are reading this site, create a list of 4 ways that the flu could have been prevented. **Submit this assignment to Mrs. Smith (not the class) in Edmodo labeled Learning Activity 24.3.** **(15 pts)**

**Chapter Wrap Up** You must choose one of the following to complete. If you do any additional assignments that are listed below, you will get extra credit if submit properly and on time. **All assignments and extra credit for this chapter are due on Wednesday, June 23rd by Midnight.** Complete the Study Guide and take a screen shot of it and **submit it to Mrs. Smith labeled appropriate in Edmodo** or re-type it and submit it. (5 pts) || Option 2 Web 2.0 Create a summary of what you have learned in this chapter and share it via this web 2.0 tool - [|OneTrueMedia] (5 pts) ||
 * Option 1 [|Study Guide 24.3] this is a link to a interactive study guide