Questions:
Introduction:
• Provide a brief overview of the movie, describe the setting, what issues does it raise?
• What do you see as the main purpose of the film?
Body:
• How did the disease originate in humans and what was the disease agent?
• What were the symptoms and how was it transmitted? Describe the six links in the chain of infection.
• What type of epidemic was it? What steps in the ten-step process to investigate epidemics were described? What steps were missing?
• Discuss the descriptive epidemiology of the disease including person, place, and time.
• How did the epidemic affect the public? Was it highly pathogenic or virulent?
Conclusions:
• Relate the film to class discussions, readings, notes or knowledge. Is the movie accurate and realistic? Does it contradict or support anything you have learned?
• Summarize briefly emphasizing the strengths and weaknesses of the movie.
• Make sure you have an engaging conclusion that summarizes the evidence and connects to the thesis and body.