Compare and Contrast Spanish Flu, Swine Flu (1976 and 2009), SARS CoV-1, and Cov
Compare and Contrast Spanish Flu, Swine Flu (1976 and 2009), SARS CoV-1, and Covid-19 (SARS CoV-2)
I have modified the CG Activity 4.1-B on Page 116 for this Discussion, as I have always used the activity to teach students to plan for a pandemic in the future…. Well, it seems the “future” is now!
I developed this activity nearly 25 years ago when SARS CoV-1 was an issue (see if you can find the actual dates SARS CoV-1 started and ended if you can…), and approached the College about a plan for online learning in the event it disrupted our education……. FSCJ was just beginning the online learning option, and the Course Guidebook and hybrid/online courses became my strategy for pandemic teaching.
Research each disease, and list your references in each post. (Be sure to use citations that hold weight…like the CDC and WHO …NOT Wikipedia!). The goals for this exercise are to educate students about the past and how we have handled pandemics (and yes, we do come out of them and return to “normal”), get students to think critically about something that is affecting all of us so personally, and to also show students that the Internet does not always give us the truth. Many of the sites I have used in the past to teach Pandemics have been blocked or re-written (re-written history and distorted facts).
We need the citations to conduct our search for the “truth” so we can make informed decisions about what is happening to us now (and for our future).
For each disease (especially Swine Flu 1976!) note the following information:
1. When and Where did it occur?
2. What are the symptoms?
3. How many people became ill, and how many people died?
4. What are the cures (if any)?
5. What lessons can we learn from the event?
6. How has Covid-19 (SARS CoV-2) affected you and your family, and perhaps how you are working around problems it has caused for you? Are there any “upsides” to this experience for you?
Be thoughtful in your posts, and show etiquette to others in your responses (no inflammatory comments). Post at least one initial post with your research citations as soon as possible, and reply to at least 5 initial posts from your peers by Sunday of the week due. Provide substantial information (if you pull directly from a source put it in quotations and cite the author) and pose insightful questions.
Check your spelling and watch your language please (no inflammatory or political opinions, per the Netiquette rules for the College).