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Brittany McElveen Pathogen of the Year Writing Assignment: Due: The week of the 23 rd . Pathogens are always in the news for a variety of reasons, and it is your job to educate all of us about your favorite! 1. Choose your favorite pathogen (any microbe, doesn’t have to be bacteria) Some good sites are the Centers for Disease Control and World Health Organization Please check with your instructor if you are not sure if your choice matches this assignment 2. Create a “pitch” for your pathogen describing in some way why it is the “Pathogen of the Year.” Think of this assignment as if you are campaigning for your pathogen You may choose to be as creative as you want! Here are some ideas you can choose (it does not have to be one of these): Poster Commercial (must send via e-mail, on disk drive or on USB) 3D diorama Pamphlet Short Essay Song 3. The following things must be included to get full credit: Full name of your pathogen (i.e. Escherichia coli) What disease your pathogen causes Symptoms associated with the disease How the disease is acquired How the disease is spread (if at all) How many people are infected each year

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Page 1: Lab Writing Assignment 2

Brittany McElveen

Pathogen of the Year Writing Assignment:

Due: The week of the 23rd.

Pathogens are always in the news for a variety of reasons, and it is your job to educate all of us about your favorite!

1. Choose your favorite pathogen (any microbe, doesn’t have to be bacteria) Some good sites are the Centers for Disease Control and World Health

Organization Please check with your instructor if you are not sure if your choice

matches this assignment

2. Create a “pitch” for your pathogen describing in some way why it is the “Pathogen of the Year.”

Think of this assignment as if you are campaigning for your pathogen You may choose to be as creative as you want! Here are some ideas

you can choose (it does not have to be one of these): Poster Commercial (must send via e-mail, on disk drive or on USB) 3D diorama Pamphlet Short Essay Song

3. The following things must be included to get full credit: Full name of your pathogen (i.e. Escherichia coli) What disease your pathogen causes Symptoms associated with the disease How the disease is acquired How the disease is spread (if at all) How many people are infected each year If there are any prevention strategies and/or ways to cure

the disease

The goal is to become a mini “expert” on your pathogen, and to have fun with the assignment. Please contact your instructor with any questions.

Pathogen of the Year

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Brittany McElveen

Name: Staphylococcus Aureus

Diseases/infections: skin and soft tissue infections, toxic shock syndrome, pneumonia, and bacteremia.

Symptoms: Redness, swelling, pain at the site of the infection, difficulty breathing, fever, and chills.

How it’s acquired: it can infect tissues when the skin or mucosal barriers have been breached.

How it’s spread: most often spread to others by skin-to-skin contact.

Number of people: an average of 75,000 people are infected each year.

Prevention strategies: keep wounds sterile and covered, keep your hands clean, keep your clothes and linens clean, and do not share personal items

Cures: treated with topical, oral, or intravenous antibiotics, depending on the infection.