You will choose ONE of the scenarios listed below to research. When this assignment is complete, you will submit a typed, well-constructed (complete sentences, proper grammar) report of not more than three double spaced pages (not including the works cited page).
Your report will answer each of the 6 questions below- make sure you devote at least one paragraph to answering each one FULLY.
1. What microorganism causes this disease? Make sure to give the name of the bacteria in proper binomial nomenclature and discuss any virulence factors or specific traits of this bacteria that influences the disease.
2. What is your diagnosis (i.e. what is the disease), and what specific features within the case were critical to your diagnosis of this disease?
3. How is this disease transmitted?
4. How is the disease treated? Make sure to be specific on types of treatments used and timing of treatment needed.
5. What symptoms might the patient develop if the disease is not treated?
6. What is the PROGNOSIS with treatment? (If you aren’t sure what prognosis means, please ask your instructor.)
This is a research paper so you must read and extract the above information from credible sources. You must:
Indicate the source of information you found in APA formatting, using BOTH a references sections AND in-text citations
Include a reference section with at least 4 citations including at least one published reference and be sure to include comment on the reliability of EACH source (why you think this source is reliable) under each reference in a bibliography at the end of your document. (For help with where to look for these sources, please see information below).
Include in-text and parenthetic citations every time you borrow someone’s idea in the text of your paper and use information from a source, even if you paraphrased it. Be sure to include the publication date, when applicable. Not having in-text or parenthetical citations is an academic honesty violation.
Choose ONE of the following scenarios to research:
1. Monique leaves her rural home in New Mexico and goes to the doctor in the nearby town after having a persistent fever and chills for about a week. She explains to her doctor that she has also felt very weak and has experienced a lot of pain in her groin and in her stomach. The doctor examines her and observes that the lymph nodes in her neck, arm pit, and groin are severely swollen and are tender to the touch. Her fingers and toes are also showing signs of blackening. The doctor asks her if she has any pets within the house and whether or not they have received flea and tick medication. Monique explains that she has three cats and admits to being a few months behind in providing them their normal preventative medications.
2. Thomas was excited to eat the tomatoes from his first attempt at home canning. He opened the jar lid to look over the tomatoes and didn’t observe any visible signs of spoilage, so he used them to cook a quick pasta dish. By the next afternoon, he started to experience blurred vision and a weakness in his facial muscles. When his tongue started to feel thick to the point of making it difficult to swallow and even breath, he went to the emergency room. The doctors asked him about the foods he had eaten during the past couple days and then took samples of his blood and stool for diagnostic tests.
3. Clarissa, a 19 year old college student, went to see her gynecologist after experiencing some unusual vaginal discharge and bleeding between her period. Her doctor asked if she was sexually active and for how long. Clarissa explained that she had only been sexually active with her significant other for a few weeks and only had vaginal sex with her partner. The doctor conducted a physical examination and observed inflammation within the cervix with an a mucopurulent endocervical discharge. The doctor collected an endocervical swab specimen during her examination. From a smear of this specimen, a Gram-negative diplococci bacteria was identified. Small, mucoid, grayish-white colonies were observed on Thayer-Martin agar. Further tests were conducted to show that this bacteria was positive for oxidase reduction and negative for nitrate reduction. The bacteria produced an acidic product with glucose fermentation, but did not ferment lactose, maltose, fructose or sucrose. The doctor also ordered nucleic acid amplification testing of the collected specimen for further diagnosis.
CLUE: Each scenario is caused by BACTERIA (not a virus) and your diagnosis should accommodate ALL the symptoms given.
STEP 2: RESEARCH THE PATIENT’S SYMPTOMS TO DETERMINE WHICH PATHOGEN IS RESPONSIBLE AND ANSWER THE RESEARCH QUESTIONS GIVEN ABOVE.
To do this scholarly research, you will be using the skills that you have practiced in the Case Study Skill Assignments. Be sure to choose reliable sources, read the sources thoroughly, take notes on their contents, then be sure to properly cite them in your paper using BOTH in-text citations AND a works cited page.
Remember you need enough information to write a FULL PARAGRAPH answering each question above.
TIPS:
Use resources such as microbiology text books, encyclopedias, HCC Library databases (e.g. Pro Quest Biology, Pro Quest Nursing) journals and online medical and government (ie CDC) sites to research these questions.
We highly suggest that you take notes from the sources and THEN write your paper from your notes. This will help you use YOUR OWN WORDS.
Also, be sure to note which information came from which source so that you can properly cite the information in your report.
Here is a web page from our HCC library to assist you with citation if you need it! https://howardcc.libguides.com/citing-rh
STEP 3:WRITE YOUR REPORT
Your report should be in paragraph form and SHOULD NOT INCLUDE THE QUESTIONS. Each paragraph of your report should answer a different question.
Your report should contain proper grammar and punctuation.
Be sure to italicize Genus and species.
The report should not be longer than 3 pages double-spaced (not including the references page) and should contain AT LEAST 6 paragraphs (one answering each of the questions above).
As you write, be sure to cite EACH sentence that contains information that you found in a source with an in-text citation like this (Author, year).
At the end of the paper, you need to be sure to include a references section that contains all the sources you cited in the body of the paper (at least 4 sources, 1 of which must be a published source).
After each reference, you need to include a reliability comment.
For example, I believe this is a credible source because… it was written by a governmental agency and was peer reviewed.
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