Disease Detectives
Disease Detectives
The information on this page should not be interpreted as an extension of the rules. The official rules in the current Rules Manual take precedence. This event is generously supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - gold medal winners at the National Tournament will receive an expenses-paid trip to CDC HQ in Atlanta! For scholarships up to $50,000 and travel awards in this field of study, be sure to investigate The College Board's Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Program and its 2009-2010 partnership with Science Olympiad.
2007 Div. B National exercise/Answers- 2007 Div. C National exercise/Answers
- Training Handout (2008)
- Training Handout (2009)
- Training Handout (2010)
- Event Supervisor Tips (2010)
- Sample Exercise
Links
The following websites and their links contain material that may be useful to event supervisors, coaches and competitors, and for those who are interested, there is a CD for Biology & Earth Science events available in the Science Olympiad Store.
CDC Resources
- Centers for Disease Control Career Paths to Public Health
- Disease Detectives Event
- Resource Center for Teachers and students
- National Center for Environmental Health formed by the CDC
- MMWR website - Morbidity and Mortality Weekly
- NCEH Kids Page - Virus Encounters
- Science Ambassador Program for 2009 - Lesson Plans and more!
Disease Detectives
- Principles of Epidemiology (CDC Online introduction to epidemiology textbook)
- Epiville (Outbreak Simulation Columbia University)
- Montclair State University - Middle School Epidemiology Curriculum
- The College Board Young Epidemiology Scholars (YES) Program
- National Institutes of Health – Emerging & Re-emerging Infectious Diseases
- Bad Bug Book- A compendium of bacteria, viruses, parasites and other causes of foodborne illness
- John Snow - UCLA site
- BAM - CDC Office of Communication website for middle school kids
- National Center for Birth Defects and Disability
- University of Pittsburgh Epidemiology Super course Website
- Population Growth Concerns
- Ecology of Increasing Disease
- Outbreak at Watershed (Online Game)
- Science Mystery (Online Game)
- Buffet Busters (Online Game)
Glossaries & Dictionaries
2009-2010 Emphasis - Public Health Concerns Related to Population Growth
- Water Quality, Water Pollution, Water Demands
- Sanitation Needs
- Growth of Slums and Household Environment
- Environmental Degradation
- Air Pollution
- Infectious Disease Outbreaks
- Rapid Spread of Disease via Public Transportation and Air Travel
- Food Quality and Food Contamination
- Lack of food in poor nations vs. unhealthy fast food and drinks in technological societies
- Availability of health care for the poor and the aged
- People moving into uninhabited areas = new pathogens such as Lyme Disease and Ebola