MacSleuth Hunts HIV
MacSleuth Hunts HIV is a new Education package for
High School and Junior College instructors for use in Biology, Allied
Health and Computer Classrooms.It follows the format of our earlier
popular MacSneeze
software. MacSleuth is based on a quaint"Sherlock
Holmes" type character who by reasoning and skillful strategy hunts
down killer viruses; in this case the deadly Human Immunodeficiency
Virus, HIV. Subsequent offerings in the series will include Ebola
virus and other potentially deadly Emerging and Re-emerging Viruses.
MacSleuth will be released in July 1996.
The MacSleuth Hunts HIV program is a colorful
interactive computer-based learning experience based on Hypercard for
the Apple Macintosh and Power Macintosh. It is designed to assist in
HIV and AIDS education because young people are attracted to
computers and interactive technologies. With
MacSleuth students can learn about the nature of
"virus hunting" work (epidemiology),the structure and strategy of the
AIDS virus (HIV), the technologies used to detect HIV,and the ways in
which opportunistic microbes can invade the body once the immune
system is weakened by an HIV infection. Working with
MacSleuth is a challenging experience but it is also
a lot of fun! The stack includes a unique interactive exam module in
which critical thinking skills are definitely tested.
MacSleuth Hunts HIV is
rich in sound and graphics and comes with an illustrated Instruction
Manual. The MacSleuth software may be ordered
directly from requests to
Dr. Alan Gillen by Email.
MacSleuth is also available through
Edvotek, The Biotechnology Education Company
(1-800-338-6835 or 1-800-EDVOTEK).
Here are some of the contents of MacSleuth Hunts
HIV.
This new MacSleuth Software contains:
- INTRODUCTION TO BEING A BIOLOGICAL "SLEUTH"
- HIV BASICS
- THE ANATOMY OF THE HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS
- HIV REPLICATION STRATEGIES
- A CASE STUDY OF A FICTICIOUS HIV PATIENT
- DETECTING AN HIV INFECTION WITH THE ELISA TEST
- CONFIRMING AN HIV INFECTION WITH THE WESTERN BLOT TEST
- FUTURE STRATEGIES FOR COMBATTING HIV
- QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS IN AN ATTRACTIVE INTERACTIVE FORMAT
- AN INSTRUCTION MANUAL ON "MacSleuth Hunts
HIV"
Some of the Graphics and Tests used for detecting HIV are
illustrated and described on
the next page.
Drop in on an HIV lab with
Dr. Alan Gillen
To obtain additional information about purchasing
MacSleuth Hunts HIV for your classroom, please send
Email to Dr.Mayor or requests
to Dr. Gillen.
Enrich your knowledge of the exciting world of viruses in general and
HIV by connecting to All
the Virology on the WWW
Contact Baylor
Medical Bookstore for books & software. You can also
buy MacSleuth directly from this College Store at
(713) 798-4824.
Dr. Heather D. Mayor & Dr. Alan L. Gillen
heatherDM@aol.com
DrALGillen@aol.com