Creeping Crud

Can you determine the cause, mode of transmission, and place of origin of the illness that is afflicting a group of travelers?


Discipline  Life Science
 
Number of Cases 4
 
Average Solve Time 30 minutes
 
Grade Level Usage 9 +
 
Problem Solving Strategy Deduction
Elimination
Synthesis
 
Embedded Content Virus, Bacteria, Protozoa, Fungus
Cultures, Smears
Latex Agglutination
Ecology
Parasitism, Commensalism
Arthropod Vectors
Cultures, Agar
Antibodies
 
Complementary Activities Bacterial Culture Lab
Book: 'Hot Zone'
Protozoa Lab
Lab Tech Guest Speaker
Water Quality Lab
 
Problem Sample Not Listed In Database
 
Complementary Problems  Traveler's Woe
 AuntieBody
 Which Plasmid Is It?
 MicroQuest
 
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Last Revised Not Listed In Database
 
Author List Mel Stave
 
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