You are an Infection Control Practitioner (ICP) for your county’s
You are an Infection Control Practitioner (ICP) for your county’s Public Health clinic. You have been invited to speak to a group of registered nurses who work in the public school system and a county-led group home. Your job is to provide education about common STDs and STIs with a focus on how the latest medications […]
· Use the information presented in the module folder along
· Use the information presented in the module folder along with your readings from the textbook to answer the following questions. What are the different portals of entry for a pathogen to enter the body? 2. Define the following disease categories: 1. Endemic – 2. Sporadic – 3. Epidemic – 4. Pandemic – 3. […]
· Use the information presented in the module folder along
· Use the information presented in the module folder along with your readings from the textbook to answer the following questions. 1. Compare the difference between a point mutation and a frameshift mutation: Describe the different between vertical gene transfer and horizontal gene transfer: What is conjugation? How can it contribute to antibiotic resistance […]
Genetic engineering has become a part of our culture, and
Genetic engineering has become a part of our culture, and it is difficult to tell the difference between unmodified and genetically modified food sources, such as plants and animals. After reading this module’s material regarding vectors in biotechnology, consider the potential for nanotechnology and gene therapy. For your initial discussion post, research nanotechnology and […]
Every year, natural disasters impact families, communities, nations, and cultures.
Every year, natural disasters impact families, communities, nations, and cultures. Whether the natural disaster is a flood, hurricane, tornado, fire, or earthquake, it can alter the environment and cause potential health hazards. For this module’s initial discussion post, research a major national or global disaster that occurred in the last decade. Provide a brief […]
Antibiotics have saved millions of lives since they were first
Antibiotics have saved millions of lives since they were first observed by Pasteur and Koch and later named by Selman Waksman in 1942. Unfortunately, antibiotic-resistant microbial strains are becoming more prevalent and therefore making once easily treated infections more difficult to treat. For your initial discussion post, share your thoughts on three ways that […]
· Use the information presented in the module folder along
· Use the information presented in the module folder along with your readings from the textbook to answer the following questions. Explain and differentiate between sterilization and commercial sterilization. What organism does commercial sterilization aim to destroy? Describe three (3) different physical methods of controlling microbial growth: Describe three (3) different chemical methods of […]
There are few individuals in the world who have not
There are few individuals in the world who have not been impacted by Coronavirus (COVID-19). For your initial post, do some research on coronaviruses and then share what you learn about how a typical coronavirus compares to COVID-19. What does it mean for a virus to “mutate” and what could this mean to the process […]
Hospitals and other healthcare settings will often implement Transmission-Based Precautions
Hospitals and other healthcare settings will often implement Transmission-Based Precautions to prevent or help reduce the spread of infections to healthcare workers, as well other patients in their care. These Transmission-Based Precautions are designed to supplement standard precautions in patients/residents with documented or suspected infection/colonization of highly transmissible or epidemiologically important pathogens. The three categories of […]
· Use the information presented in the module folder along
· Use the information presented in the module folder along with your readings from the textbook to answer the following questions. Describe the different morphological types of viruses and give examples of each type: Helical Icosahedral Complex Compare and contrast the multiplication of bacteriophages versus the multiplication of animal viruses: Describe how arthropods can […]