Final Project: Pathogens and Health
As a wrap-up for this course, you will study a selected pathogen in detail. For the Unit 9 Assignment, you are being tasked with developing a PowerPoint explaining the methods for identifying the pathogen, the reservoir, mode of transmission, and susceptible hosts. You’ll also discuss virulence factors and prevention strategies.
Remember to review the Assignment guidelines and rubric in the course.
Unit Outcomes addressed in this assignment:
Discuss standard methods used in the field of microbiology
Explain Human/microbe relationships
Analyze virulence factors of pathogens including public health importance
Course Outcomes assessed with this assignment:
SC320-6: Analyze the role of microbes in human disease and public health.
Instructions
You work for the public health department, and you have been asked to create a presentation that analyzes the role of any chosen pathogen in human health and disease and public health.
Choose one pathogen to analyze and create a PowerPoint presentation that addresses the following:
Provide a brief introduction to the pathogen.
Appropriate microscopic, cultivation, and non-cultivation methods used for the identification of the chosen pathogen.
Discussion of the chosen pathogen’s reservoir, mode of transmission, and susceptible host.
Analysis of the virulence factor(s) of the chosen pathogen.
The public health importance of the pathogen.
Prevention strategies and treatment strategies.
Provide a conclusion that wraps up the importance of the pathogen.
Requirements
PowerPoint presentation with a minimum of 9 slides (not including title and reference slides). Be sure to include introduction and conclusion slides and detailed speaker’s notes below each slide.
Use graphics and images.
Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.).
Your writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful.
Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics.
Follow APA style format.
Include a minimum of three five references, one of which should be your textbook. All internet sources must be original articles or government resources. Wikipedia or other non-peer reviewed resources are not acceptable.
Include a title slide and reference slide.
Use APA style for all citations.
