Worksheet Title: Viral Infections and Their Spread

Learning Objective: To review virus transmission methods, and graphically represent the
spread of a hypothetical virus.
Success Criteria:
To describe virus and relate it to bacterial
To review virus transmission methods, and graphically represent the spread of a hypothetical
virus.
Part 1: Understanding Viruses (Answer the following questions)
1. Define what a virus is. How is it different from bacteria?
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2. Explain how viruses spread from person to person.
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3. What role do vaccines play in preventing viral infections?
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Part 2: Graphing Viral Spread
Imagine a new virus called "Virus-X" has been discovered. It has been spreading in a
community over several weeks. Use the provided data to create a line graph representing the
number of infected individuals each week.
Week Infected Individuals

1 10

2 30

3 50

4 80

5 120

6 200

7 300
Graph Instructions:
• Label the x-axis as "Weeks" and the y-axis as "Number of Infected Individuals."
• Plot the data points on the graph.
• Connect the data points with a line to represent the trend of viral spread.

Questions:
1. What does the x-axis represent in your graph? What about the y-axis?
2. Describe the trend you observe in the graph. Is the virus spreading at a steady rate or
rapidly increasing?
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3. If this trend continues, predict how many individuals might be infected in Week 8.
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Part 3: Preventing the Spread
Discuss and write a short paragraph on the measures individuals and communities can take to
prevent the spread of viruses based on what you've learned.