Please complete the following steps for your discussion post and response. Describe a beneficial use for a microbe in treating disease. These answers can vary and may be experimental. Use some outside library resources like CINAHL Plus with Full Text or NCBI.gov to find these unique viral applications. Entries should include an overview of the … Read more
Based on what you learned from the Videos and what you have learned about antimicrobial resistance from your textbook, discuss the following in two paragraphs (a paragraph should be a minimum of 150 words). How do bacteria develop resistance (first paragraph) What can be done to reduce antimicrobial resistance? (2nd paragraph)
Antibodies have been used in drug development in targeting specific tissues and part of the normal humoral immune response. Recently, new anti-cancer antibodies have been developed as a new type of chemotherapy agent. Identify a disease and describe how you could design a “drug” based on an antibody. Describe how this drug could enhance the … Read more
Identify the signs of inflammation and how it can help an organism fight an infectious disease. List the four cardinal signs of inflammation. Describe what physiological processes bring about these signs. Describe the role these signs play in disease management. Identify what would happen if a patient was unable to create these signs.
One beautiful warm day in June, you are on a picnic and are stung on your finger by a bee. Although it hurt a little, you are soon enjoying the early summer day. The next morning you wake up to find that your finger is swollen, quite stiff, red, and warmer than the rest of your fingers. … Read more
Module 07 Homework Assignment Use the information presented in the module folder along with your readings from the textbook to answer the following questions. Describe three (3) functions of a normal healthy body that help prevent the occurrence of UTIs: List two reasons why women are at higher risks for … Read more
Module 06 Homework Assignment Use the information presented in the module folder along with your readings from the textbook to answer the following questions. Differentiate between bacterial infection and bacterial intoxication. Discuss the importance of E. coli as part of our intestinal flora. Describe three (3) … Read more