NAME OF STUDENT: TEACHER:

SCHOOL: DATE OF VISIT:

“In the field of observation, chance favors only the prepared mind.” , lecture 1854

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Fill the following timeline:

1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

Number of tourist arrivals in HK

World population

List the 5 major pandemics (use di!erent colours to represent bacterial and viral diseases)

List at least 5 major medical discoveries (related to the exhibition)

List at least 3 major Hong Kong social and/or political events

List at least 3 major worldwide social and political events

3 events of major importance for you:

Your lifespan Your parents lifespan Your grand-parents lifespan Your great grand-parents lifespan

1840 1850 1860 1870 1880 1890 1900 1910 1920 1930 1940 1950 1960 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010

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THE PLAGUE IN HONG KONG

Trace on the map below the 2 ways the 1894 Plague was brought to Hong Kong:

When did Alexandre Yersin arrive in Hong Kong? How many people were dying from the Plague every day in Hong Kong? How many people had died from the Plague in Canton () already?

When was the port of Hong Kong was officially declared infected with the Plague? When was it declared clear? For how long did it actually last? How many people eventually died from it?

In what kind of building did Alexandre Yersin set up his laboratory? Why?

What medical tools was Yersin equipped with in Hong Kong? What did he identify there, and when?

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PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE OF THE PLAGUE

When did the 3 major Plague pandemics take place, and what were their respective death tolls?

Draw the contagion cycle for the Bubonic and Pneumonic Plague

When was a Plague serum eventually invented?

When was a Plague vaccine eventually invented?

What is the difference between a serum and a vaccine? (max. 50 words)

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Draw a rough sketch of the Feb 1911 cover of “Le Petit Journal”. Explain how the Plague is depicted, and why? (100 word max.)

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ABOUT ALEXANDRE YERSIN

What was Alexandre Yersin’s nickname?

What were his major scientific contributions?

What did Yersin do to ensure that Malaria patients in Vietnam would have continuous access to ?

How did Yersin manage to fund research at the Institut Pasteur in ?

What are the 3 adjectives that would best describe Alexandre Yersin? Why?

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INFECTIOUS DISEASES 101

Make group of 5 students, and complete the chart below: (Mark “Yes” if the subject ever got that disease, “No” if he/she never got it, add “Vaccinated” in red when relevant)

Name of student 

Chicken pox

Cold

Flu

Measles

Rubella

Diphteria

Pertussis

Poliomyelitis

Tetanus

Tuberculosis

Typhoid

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In a glass case are several stuffed animals. Find what diseases they are related to.

1. 2. 3. 4.

5.

Read the “Antigenic shift” panel. Which animal(s)/disease(s) is (are) of particular concern here in Hong Kong? Why?

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THE GLOBAL CONTEXT

What is the difference between a contagion, an epidemic, and a pandemic?

Yersin was one of the first passengers on Air ’s Marseilles‐Saigon route. How long was the trip? How long does it take now?

From the information in the Plague contamination map that Yersin drew in 1894, “The 4 transitions”, and “The germs strike back” panels, why do you think Hong Kong is one of the crucial places for modern research into emerging and re‐emerging infectious diseases? (100 words max.).

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Can you find all of these medical E L A B O R A T O R Y A B O P M terms? (Words may be written up, down, T V A C C I N E N O U G E S E N left, right, or diagonally) E Y O O H P J N L T S E R S H A R W U L O I H E O C N R T U T T ACUTE LABORATORY A G I D V A C U T E E M A S N E ANTHRAX MALARIA H M W I P E B K O V E K N E A X ANTIBODIES MEASLES T E E I N F L U E N Z A T Y N P BACTERIA OUTBREAK R A Z I Y L T F B N E X H Y T E BIOLOGY PANDEMIC A S G N G B E S A O P N R G I R BUBONIC PASTEUR N L Q F R O A I C B N O A O B I CHICKEN POX QUARANTINE S E U E T E D E T R D U X L O M COLD M S A C S C S O E K D E C O D E COUGH RESEARCH I K R T P I V P R U O M J I I N DECODE RESPIRATORY S R A M F M D Y I M U L S B E T DIAGNOSIS SANITARY S E N A S E I B A R Q E J Q S S DISEASE SERUM I V T L O D S T E Y A B U I L G EVOLVE SNEEZE O D I A G N O S I S R T L G Y O EXPERIMENT SYMPTOM N K N R X A X M E T W T O R E I FEVER TRANSMISSION O S E I T P F I R E S E A R C H INFECT VACCINE E Y R A T I N A S M O T P M Y S INFLUENZA VECTOR

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1. R G E S M L P I H O A T S R U V S I A famous chemist

2. O L O P I I D M C E N E I C C E I S N E T O R O C D

A way to meet new friends and foes

3.

A H H T L E Y L I R V O G O E L G P U A M E N I M U

This is a serious personal issue!

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