One patient infected with 2 pathogens from the table below (disease topic list #3). The 2 pathogens selected cannot come from the same classification, in other words, you cannot choose 2 bacteria for the case study. You must choose a bacteria and a virus, fungus and a protozoan, a helminth and a bacteria, etc, as long as the combination has 2 different types of pathogens for the case study
Patient’s age, gender, habits, lifestyle, diet, pets that live in the home or animals that patient has been in contact with. Make sure the pathogen is in the correct geographical region to infect your patient! Example: you cannot get Malaria on a cruise ship in Alaska
Any other underlying medical condition (pregnancy, HIV+, organ transplant, chemotherapy), occupation, travel history, vaccines received, medications presently being taken
The signs and symptoms the patient is presenting when he or she comes in seeking medical attention.
Possible transmission routes, diagnostic tests: blood work and results, culture results, staining results, antibody tests, DNA/RNA or PCR tests, where the patient sample was collected
Discuss prevention and treatment. Is there a vaccine available or in experimental trials? What is the best antibiotic or drug to treat these pathogens?
Case studies MUST be submitted on Canvas under assignments and will be checked for originality using the web program turnitin.com PRIOR to being posted on the group discussion board
Writing requirements: ¾- 1 full page typed, double spaced, 12 pt font Times New Roman, and no more than 25% similarity on turnitin.com will be accepted.
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Discussion Post 3
4/28
Cryptosporidium Chagas’ Disease
Cryptpcoccosis,
Sporotricosis
Rocky Mountain Spotted fever, Whooping cough (Pertussis), Plague
Diptheria, botulism,
Chicken pox/ Shingles
HIV, Rubella, Mumps, Rhinovirus (common cold)
Pinworm,
Trichinosis
The case study is not suppose to have the actual disease pathogen named.
