Instructional Video

Top 5 Deadliest Diseases

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Some diseases kill more than 50 percent of those infected. The video focuses on the five deadliest diseases, explaining how they spread, the symptoms, their geographic locations, and the death rate for each. It turns out that the deadliest disease is one you might allow in your home.

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Instructional Ideas
  • Have students guess what diseases might make the list
  • Require scholars to create an outline of the video to turn in at the end of class
Classroom Considerations
  • Be sure to preview the video to ensure the language is appropriate for the maturity of your pupils
  • This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
  • Includes a great deal of information in a short video
  • Encompasses historic diseases as well as modern
Cons
  • None