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Microbiology 0041Research Paper Each student is required to write a paper on a disease caused by a pathogenic microorganism. The disease topic will be assigned to each student during the second week of the course. The paper needs to be typed and submitted on Canvas in doc, docx, or pdf format. The paper is due at the end of week 13,on May9thand it’s worth 40 points. Each paper must include at least the following information: Your Name Disease -The name of the disease Type of microorganism What is the common and scientific name of microorganism that causes the disease? If there is more than one cause of the disease, then select just one of the causative agents to focus your presentation on. Be sure to use the proper format when giving scientific names: underline or italicize the name of the organism, with the first letter of the genus capitalized and the species name all in lower case. Example: Escherichia coli. Is it Bacteria, Virus, Fungus, Protozoan? And if it is bacterial: is it Gram-Positive or Gram-Negative, is it endospore-forming? Is the shape a coccus, bacillus, spirillum, spirochete? If it is viral, is it a RNA or a DNA virus? Is the genome double or single stranded? Enveloped or naked? Provide as many details about the species of the microorganisms you can. History of the disease –When was the disease first described? When was the agent of the disease first discovered? Provide names of the researchers involved. Method of Transmission -How is it most commonly transmitted to a human? Is there a vector involved? Where and how are you most likely to become exposed to this type of microorganism? Signs and Symptoms: -What are the typical signs and symptoms of the disease? How quickly do they appear?

 

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