AY Honor Pandemic Requirements

Pandemic

Skill Level

2

Year

2021

Version

16.02.2025

Approval authority

Southern Asia-Pacific Division

1. Have the Viruses Honor.

2. Define the following:

a. Sporadic

b. Cluster

c. Endemic

d. Hyperendemic

e. Holoendemic

f. Epidemic

g. Outbreak

h. Pandemic

3. Explain the differences between endemic, epidemic and pandemic.

4. How do pandemics occur?

5. How is a pandemic declared?

6. Explain the six-phase system used by World Health Organization (WHO) to identify and classify the spread of diseases.

7. Define the below measures of control and containment of the spread of viruses.

a. Controls

b. Identify cases

c. Trace contacts

d. Quarantine

e. Isolate

f. Protect

8. Explain the prevention steps an individual can take to prevent the spread of disease.

9. Explain and demonstrate the correct technique/etiquette for the following:

a. Hand hygiene

b. Cough or sneeze

c. Wear/remove a face mask

10. Explain what you can do to help your family and your community before and during a pandemic.

11. Know the facts of the following epidemics/pandemics:

a. 1918 flu pandemic (H1N1 virus): 1918–1920

b. 1957 flu pandemic (H2N2 virus): 1957–1958

c. 1968 flu pandemic (H3N2 virus): 1968–1969

d. SARS-CoV: 2002–2003

e. Swine Flu (H1N1pdm09 virus): 2009

f. MERS-CoV: 2012–2013

g. Ebola: 2014–2016

h. COVID-19 (SARS-CoV-2): 2019–ongoing

12. Read the following Bible verses concerning hygiene and self-cleanliness and write a short summary of your understanding of the meaning of the Bible verses:

a. Leviticus 11:32-40

b. Leviticus 13:29-59

c. Leviticus 15:1-15

13. Read the following Bible verses concerning diseases and the hope we have in God and write a short summary of your understanding of the meaning of the Bible verses:

a. Luke 21:10-11

b. James 5:14-16

c. John 3:16-17

14. Do two of the following:

a. Write a brief report with not less than 500 words about the effect of COVID-19 pandemic in your country as well as the measures taken by the authorities of your country and the measures you had taken as an individual citizen.

b. Create a skit, multimedia presentation, or other interactive display about the COVID-19 pandemic.

c. Create a skit, multimedia presentation, or other interactive display to create an awareness about hygiene and self-cleanliness.

d. Interview a medical staff member working in infection control department to understand how infection control is done in hospitals.

e. Watch a video documentary about COVID-19 or other epidemic/pandemic that has happened in the past and write a summary of the video presentation with not less than 500 words.