The assignment will be completed independently and handed in as an essay format. There are two parts to this assignement. Each part requires a large amount of research to answer each question. Don't forget a reference page!
Part A.
Answer each question as thoroughly as possible. Use paragraph and chart format to answer the following questions.
You are a researcher for the CDC. You are proposed the following questions:
1. Explain how each pathogenic microbial agents effect the human body and what disease they can cause.
2. Explain ways these diseases are transmitted from one person to another.
Part B.
Answer the following questions in an essay format.
You are a doctor for the CDC. A report comes in of a patient showing unsual symptoms. You job is to diagnosis the patient and answering the following questions:
1. Provide the name of the disease.
2. Identify the microorganism causing the disease.
4. Identify the distinct symptoms of the disease and the way of transmission.
5. What the history behind this disease?
6. Treat your patient! Identify probable medications to treat this patient.
Case Study:
A 26 year old man named Billy from Madagascar goes out with his friends often. Billy is a very funny guy and apparently makes everyone laugh. He manages to make his really close friend Bob spit his drink into Billy’s face while he’s laughing every time they go out. Two and a half years later, Billy moved to America to live with an uncle. Once he got there, Billy noticed that he had small ulcers developing on his chest. Billy did not know what the cause of the lesions was so he managed to ignore it. At the same time, Billy began to loose his sensations of pain and temperature. Few weeks later, Billy developed a fever. The ulcers on his chest became bigger and started to spread through out his body with blemishes around them. The skin around the ulcers became very tough and thick and mucus constantly caused congestion in his nose. A few days later, his nose constantly bled.
Google
Breakdown of Historical Infectious Diseases
Wikipedia
Center of Disease Control and Prevention
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