HIV and GONORRHEA
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The project for this course is the analysis of infectious disease processes. Your analysis will focus on one viral disease and one bacterial disease. You will
select a virus and a bacterium that you will be required to research, and you will describe and assess these two microbial selections. Based on the information
that you gather, you will submit an analysis on each disease process, along with an analysis of the information available about the diseases and their treatment
options based on evidence-based practice (EBP).
FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS
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Disease Pathology
A. Describe the characteristics of infectious agent causing diseases, including structure and toxicities. [BIO-212-01]
B. Describe lab tests used for identification of the chosen organisms. [BIO-212-01]
C. Explain the mechanisms in which the diseases interfere with normal pathophysiology. Be sure to describe how the infectious agents enter
the cells and establish infection in the nucleus. [BIO-212-01]
D. Identify signs and symptoms of disease presentation for clinical diagnostics in support of therapeutic interventions for both diseases. [BIO212-01]
E. Describe which populations are most at risk for developing the diseases, and why. As you examine epidemiological trends, discuss how
ethnographic factors (e.g., race, age, and socioeconomic class) increase risk. [BIO-212-04]
F. Describe the significance and impact of the diseases on the overall communities/at large, explaining how the communities are altered. BIO212-04]
II. Disease Management and Pharmacological Impact
A. Describe pharmacological and nonpharmacological current treatment trends used to control microbial growth for each disease, and explain
how such treatments promote patient care. [BIO-212-02]
B. Determine which class of drug has the most evidence to support its use in the pharmacological treatment of each disease, providing
rationale. [BIO-212-02]
C. Illustrate the mechanisms and principles these pharmacological treatments use to combat infection. [BIO-212-02]
III. Immune Response
A. Compare innate and adaptive responses of the immune system for how it reacts to the bacteria and virus of choice. [BIO-212-05]
B. Determine how microbes are detected by and adapt to the immune system for each disease. [BIO-212-05]
C. Explain how the immune response can be manipulated to mitigate the infections. [BIO-212-05]
IV. Prevention Strategies
A. Describe current steps that are taken for prevention of infection of the diseases. [BIO-212-03]
B. Explain how preventative and protective measures are applied to effectively prevent or lessen infection of the diseases, and support your
explanation with research. [BIO-212-03]
C. Explain how preventative and protective measures can be enhanced for each disease to effectively reduce infection rates and disease
transmission, and support your explanation with research. [BIO-212-03]
D. Recommend prevention programs that can be implemented for the affected populations, and support your recommendations with
research. [BIO-212-04]
