Week 4 Discussion (Click Here to enter Discussion)

Human Pathogens By Body System

Microorganisms are very diverse. Likewise, the diseases that they cause are just as diverse!

In this discussion, we will explore some of the microbes that cause human disease and the body systems they affect.

When a patient seeks health care because they are ill, they describe their symptoms to the health care worker, and the health care worker gathers objective signs of disease.

Together, these lead us to a disease syndrome of one of the major body systems:

• Integumentary System and Eyes
• Nervous System
• Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems
• Respiratory System
• Digestive System
• Genitourinary System

This week, we will discuss some common human pathogens and the diseases they cause!

Feel free to download the Week Four Discussion assignment instructions and Grading Rubric .

1. For your main discussion post (first post),
   1. You must choose from among the human pathogens below.
   2. It is required of all students to reserve their discussion topic using the following procedure:
      1. Click Week 4 Discussion, above, to enter the Discussion.
      2. Click Create Thread and type the number and scientific name of the organism you will discuss in the subject line to reserve your topic on a first come/first serve basis according to the classroom date/time stamp. Click Submit. Repeat main posts on the same organism are not permitted.
   3. To post your main discussion you will Reply to your topic intent post.

Please choose one of the following human pathogens for your main discussion:

1. Campylobacter jejuni
2. Candida albicans
3. Chlamydia trachomatis
4. Clostridium botulinum
5. Clostridium tetani
6. Corynebacterium diphtheriae
7. Cruetzfeld-Jacob Prion (CJD) and variant Cruetzfeld-Jacob Prion
8. Epstein Barr Virus
9. Giardia lamblia
10. Haemophilus influenzae
11. Herpes Simplex Viruses 1 and 2
12. Human Papilloma Viruses
13. Mycoplasma pneumoniae
14. Neisseria gonorrhoeae
15. Neisseria meningitidis
16. Plasmodium falciparum
17. Propionibacterium acnes
18. Rickettsia rickettsiae
19. Rotavirus
20. Rubella Virus
21. Salmonella typhi
22. Shigella dysenteriae
23. Streptococcus agalactiae
24. Streptococcus mutans
25. Streptococcus pneumoniae
26. Streptococcus pyogenes
27. Treponema pallidum
28. Trichomonas vaginalis
29. Varicella Zoster Virus
30. Variola Virus (Smallpox)

D. You must discuss your chosen human pathogen to tell us what type of microbe it is, what disease it causes, where and when it was discovered, the signs and symptoms of disease, transmission, course of disease, virulence factors, laboratory diagnosis, treatments, preventions and sequelae .

E. Your discussion should be well-written, in your own words, paraphrasing from only credible academic sources. You may not directly quote from your sources, minimum elaboration on the topic of a minimum of 300 words and maximum of 400 words.

F. You must also cite your credible academic reference sources with parenthetical in text citations, and provide full end ref information in APA 7th Edition format.

G. Due by 11:59PM ET Friday, on any day of the week other than the days you post your two comments, to meet the minimum three day posting requirement.

1. For your second post:
   1. You will respond to another classmate with a substantive comment to move the science discussion forward in minimum 100, maximum 150 words in an area you are interested in after reading the main discussion.
   2. Again, you should provide student original writing, paraphrasing from credible sources, cite your source for this post in text in parentheses, and provide full end ref information in APA 7th Edition format.
   3. Due by 11:59PM ET Saturday, on any day of the week other than the day you posted your main discussion and second comment, to meet the minimum three day posting requirement.
2. For your third post:
   1. You will respond to another classmate with a substantive comment to move the science discussion forward in minimum 100, maximum 150 words in an area you are interested in after reading the main discussion .
   2. Again, you should provide student original writing, paraphrasing from credible sources, cite your source for this post in text, in parentheses, and provide full end ref information in APA 7th Edition format.
   3. Due by 11:59PM ET Sunday, on any day of the week other than the day you posted your main discussion and first comment, to meet the minimum three day posting requirement.

HELPFUL TIPS!

• Please refer to the Getting Started area of the classroom for information on Credible References and APA 7th Edition format under course resources.
• You may never use Wikipedia or any other Open Source to support your college level work! All assignments using these will earn zero score.
• You must paraphrase from all sources as direct quotation is not acceptable in science writing.
• It is highly suggested that you use the Safe Assign tool located in the Keiser Online Writing Laboratory (OWL) to check your writing for effective paraphrasing before submitting to the public discussion. Please check with your instructor for their specific requirements and course expectations!
• Please check the Getting Started area of the classroom for a copy of the Discussion Grading Rubric and your instructor’s Course Expectations.

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