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Overview
This semester, you will use each module homework assignment to prepare a written portfolio on a pathogen that is currently affecting your selected healthcare field or in biotechnology. Instead of traditional homework questions about the content of the chapter, the questions in each module homework assignment will help you relate the content to a real-world problem/example. You cannot select the following diseases/pathogens → AIDS/HIV or Coronavirus!! Instructions For Module #1, you will select a human pathogen and begin investigating the pathogen and the disease(s) it causes. Before you begin answer the questions below, do the following:
• Perform a brief Google search on current infectious disease trends for your respective health science program.
• Select an article to use as the basis for the beginning of your research. Make sure you can identify the pathogen that causes the disease!
NOTE: This article DOES NOT have to be peer-reviewed but should be from a reputable news source. Please include a link to the article at the very end of your homework assignment.
• Answer each of the questions below in at least 3-4 sentences.
NOTE: Some may require more to thoroughly provide a response to the question that is asked.
IMPORTANT: After you find the initial article describing the current trends in infectious disease (that leads to your decision), all articles should come from peer-reviewed sources.
Questions
1. What CGTC program are you applying to or have been accepted into?
2. Describe the role of Microbiology in your selected profession.
3. What pathogen did you select and why? Keep in mind - a pathogen causes a disease!! You are writing an essay on both the pathogen AND the disease it causes. Ex: COVID-19 is "caused" by the coronavirus.
4. Briefly, describe the diseases the pathogen can cause.
5. Where does your selected pathogen "fall" on the phylogenetic tree of life? Is it a Eukaryote, Prokaryote, Fungi, Helminth, Virus?
6. Discuss the structure of the microorganism.
7. What are key features associated with locomotion and attachment?