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THIS CONTENT IS PROTECTED AND MAY NOT BE SHARED, UPLOADED, SOLD, OR DISTRIBUTED. ASB 301: Global History of Health Remember to save file as your: LastnameFirstname_Assignment3 Assignment 3: You Design the Research Download, fill-in, and turn in this form. Read through the instructions to the end before you get started. Be sure to use complete sentences where indicated , and maintain this document's 1- inch margins, single-spacing, and 11-12pt font. Name : Part 1: Brainstorming  First, you should watch the assignment introduction video, read the provided reading on your chosen infectious disease from Assignment 2, and review your Assignment 2 answer sheet. Note : Do not worry if your Assignment 2 has not yet been graded. You should use your original answers to complete Assignment 3 .  Now you're ready to design your research study. Answer the questions below in complete sentences . (1) List three pieces of information from the provided reading that bring new insights to your conclusions drawn from your historical research in Assignment 2. Describe how each piece of information altered your previous ideas about the disease . Be sure to note the page number where you found the new information so you can refer back to it later if necessary. (10 points) Example : Information #1: The smallpox vaccine was being widely used by the early 1800s (p.206). When I read Livingstone and Livingtone (1865), I hadn't realized the smallpox vaccine was already in use at the time of their expeditions to Africa where the Makololo people told them about the numerous smallpox deaths among their group. Informa tion #1 and how this informa tion altered your previou s ideas Information #2 and how this information altered your previous ideas Information #3 and how this information altered your previous ideas Smallpo Smallpox was able to survive for In effort to prevent smallpox in people deemed immune, the 1

THIS CONTENT IS PROTECTED AND MAY NOT BE SHARED, UPLOADED, SOLD, OR DISTRIBUTED. ASB 301: Global History of Health Remember to save file as your: LastnameFirstname_Assignment3 x had two forms, a severe form and a less severe form that was found mainly in Africa and South America , the fatality rate was less that 1% (p.201). I did not know there were two separate forms of small pox, I thought they were all severe cases but some people were luckier than others when it comes quite a while in someone's body or on their skin post-mortem (p.201). I never even thought about the fact that the disease could still infect other people even through a dead person's body. One could assume since the vessel is dead, so is the disease, but to my surprise this was not the case. Chinese blew powdered smallpox scabs into their noses (p.206). Somehow, they were unaffected. This is crazy if you think about it, even that long ago they were figuring out how to give "vaccinations" to try to create preventative care. I didn't know they tried this for small pox. 2

THIS CONTENT IS PROTECTED AND MAY NOT BE SHARED, UPLOADED, SOLD, OR DISTRIBUTED. ASB 301: Global History of Health Remember to save file as your: LastnameFirstname_Assignment3 to recovery . (2) What new questions related to the global history of health does this information raise for you? Write three questions, one related to each piece of information described above. (10 points) Example : Question #1: When did the smallpox vaccine developed in Europe in the early 19 th century first become available in Africa? Questio n #1 Question #2 Question #3 How did the news of the smallpo x vaccine that Edward Jenner created travel to North America ; how did North America ns implem ent the vaccine? How did smallpox remain transmittable through diseased bodies? How were people with the less severe form of smallpox treated; was their recovery like that of the more severe cases? Part 2: Study Design (30 points) (3) Design a study to investigate one of your three questions above. Be sure your questions above related to the global history of health of the disease. To help with your study design, answer the following questions: (a) First, which questi on did Question #1 3