esearch an infectious disease and create a PowerPoint presentation
Must be own work!!!!!! This is a 2 part assignment. There is a paper and a power point.
1. For this assignment you will research an infectious disease and create a PowerPoint presentation on the findings by providing the following for the chosen disease:
· disease name, means of transmission and usual reservoirs
· etiologic agent, its general characteristics and key tests for identification (be specific for this microbe!)
· historical information to include when and who isolated the microbe and any significance of its name
· signs and symptoms of the disease
· microbial virulence mechanisms contributing to the disease process
· control or treatment for the disease
· current outbreaks or cases, both globally and locally (include incidence figures for each)
· prevention, particularly current research about a vaccine or other means of control/prevention
· Minimum five reliable Internet references, plus any other references used.
Please submit the completed presentation by clicking the upload button below. Use this naming protocol for your presentation:
LastnameFirstnamePresentation
Your presentation will be graded using the following criteria:
| Disease etiologic agent | 2 points |
| Transmission | 3 points |
| Reservoirs | 3 points |
| General characteristics of microorganisms specific, such gram stain, shapes | 3 points |
| Key tests for identification (specific) | 3 points |
| Signs and symptoms of disease | 3 points |
| Historical information | 3 points |
| Virulence factors | 3 points |
| Control/Treatment | 3 points |
| Prevention/ Vaccine info, new trials? | 3 points |
| Local cases or outbreaks (with incidence figures) | 2 points |
| Global cases or outbreaks (with incidence figures) | 2 points |
| Spelling/grammar errors and image as needed. | 2 points |
| References: properly done in APA format Must have 5, so -1 point for each one missing | 5 points |
| TOTAL | 40 points |
2. The report should contain the following information
COVER SHEET must have a title with the name of the disease and must have the names of student
TEXT (main body of info)—double -spaced, single-sided pages, 12 point font.
