Microbial Diseases and Conditions Assignment. My topic choice is: Giardiasis
General Microbiology Term Paper Outline
Spring II, 2021
Name:
Title of paper:
SCB260._ _ _ A
I. Introduction- 5 pts –
A. Did you explain to the reader why this essay is being written?
B. Did you give an overview of what would be covered?
C. Did you have a transition sentence to the next section?
II. Etiology – description of pathogen 10 pts –
A. Did you explain which disease(s) are caused by your microorganism?
B. Did you explain what age group, gender, cultural group is most at risk or affected by this disease and why?
C. Did you explain the methods of transmission used by your microorganism? Is there a vector involved?
III. Symptoms 10 pts –
A. Did you explain (in paragraph form what symptoms are associated with this microbe?
B. Did you explain how long the various stages of the disease are? Did you explain if there is an incubation period?
C. Did you explain how the body (including cells, organs, organ systems) is affected by the microbe?
D. Are there any long-term effects caused by the microbe, even after recovery?
Instructors must choose to assign students either Treatment or Prevention.
IV. Treatment 10 pts-
E. Did you explain whether there is a cure for your disease? If the disease is not curable did you explain the possible treatments can a person get in order to feel better?
F. Did you include the most current treatment for the disease? Include alternative medicine.
Or
IV. Prevention 10 pts
A. Did you explain the sort of public health measures that governments can undertake to stop the spread of your microbe?
B. Did you explain the sort of measures that individuals can undertake to avoid or reduce the chance of being infected with your microbe?
V. Culture and Disease Transmission 10 pts –
A. Did you explain what specific aspects of the culture you have chosen impact disease transmission? (e.g. resistance to mask wearing in USA is cultural but plays a role in increased transmission of SARS-COV2)
B. Did you use specific examples from the sources you found to back up your points?
VI. Global Systems – Global aspects of the disease. 10 pts –
A. Did you show how the spread of this disease is interdependent with or exacerbated by natural, social, cultural, economic and political forces acting at a global level? (e.g. factory farming, climate change, etc)
B. Did you explain what government agencies can do to prevent the spread of your microbe or manage the diseases or conditions. (e.g. quarantines in the case of epidemics or pandemics etc., making healthcare more affordable etc.).
VII. Ethical and Social Impacts – 10 pts – What are the ethical and social impacts/implications of the disease?
A. Did you explain the social and ethical problems for individuals that arose from the crisis and its treatment (e.g. social stigmatism)?
B. Did you explain the social and ethical problems for the society at large that arose from the crisis and its treatment (e.g. environmental, educational, housing, healthcare, etc.)?
C. Did you explain to what extent – if any – consumerism and colonialism may have exacerbated these problems?
VIII. Conclusion – 5 pts –
A. Did you give your reader a recap of what they read throughout the paper?
B. Did you give your reader a take-away(s)?
C. If you were in a position where you can provide a solution to any of the issues associated with this microorganism, what would it be?
IX. References
70 pts + 15 points for spelling and grammar + 15 points for content citation style
Objectives: at the end of the assignment you will have:
1. Found multiple sources of information•
2. Written a 6-page paper on a disease
