Describe the symbiotic role of your chosen microbe within our microbiome.

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Module 1 – SLP

INTRODUCTION TO BACTERIA AND VIRUSES

Part I

Read the following chapters in the Microbiology etext available at https://courses.lumenlearning.com/trident-boundless-microbiology

Introduction to Microbiology

  • Introduction to Microbiology
  • Microbes and the World
  • The Science of Microbiology
  1. Describe Koch’s Postulates and briefly summarize his contributions to the field of Microbiology.

Part II 

Read the following chapters in the Microbiology etext available at https://courses.lumenlearning.com/trident-boundless-microbiology

Bacteria, Archaea, and Eukaryote Cell Structure

  • Overview of Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Cells
  • Cell Walls of Prokaryotes

Choose a resident microbe from the article The Nature of Bacterial Host-Parasite Relationships in Humans.

  1. Describe the symbiotic role of your chosen microbe within our microbiome.
  2. Do a little independent research to determine whether this microbe can become pathogenic. If so, describe the conditions under which this microbe assumes this opportunistic role. Be sure to cite articles used in your research and include a references section.

SLP Assignment Expectations

Page Length: 2 to 3 pages

Format           

TUI encourages all students to comply with APA style and format guidelines for proper citation of references.  Use the formatting in your Background page as a model.

Scholarly Content                  

Your case assignments are considered scholarly works. Your final work should include peer reviewed (scholarly) sources.  Please use the formatting demonstrated in your Background section to cite the tutorials and readings from the Module Overview. You should not cut and paste the questions posed and answer them like a “Question and Answer” session.  Your finished paper should read like an academic paper.

Please keep in mind that you should not use sources such as “Answers.com” or “Wikipedia” or “Wikianswers.”  None of these are scholarly sources and they can be “modified” by any registered user which makes them unreliable. You will post your final essay as a word document to the SLP assignment dropbox.

How would you summarize Edward Jenner’s accomplishments?

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In 1796 Edward Jenner, an English country doctor, noticed that milkmaids who suffered from cowpox appeared resistant to smallpox. He pioneered “vaccination” using material from the pustules of cows suffering from the related virus. It was the most significant breakthrough in the treatment and prevention of infectious disease at the time. View the following video about Edward Jenner’s discovery:

Edward Jenner-Discovery. Accessed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_3dcY_cwN0 on September 13, 2016.

  1. How would you summarize Edward Jenner’s accomplishments?
  2. All medical procedures, including vaccination, carry some risk. How much risk do you feel is acceptable? Should that risk be balanced between the individual and the general public, or is it more important to protect one over the other?

Conduct some independent research on the term “herd immunity”. How does it work and what happens when herd immunity breaks down?

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Discuss your state’s action coalition’s work as it aligns with these four recommendations.

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•Review the four recommendations in the IOM report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health and find your state’s action coalition. Discuss your state’s action coalition’s work as it aligns with these four recommendations. Is each recommendation being addressed? Based on your analysis of the website, how would you describe your state’s progress toward meeting the IOM recommendations?

Describe various risk factors or precursors to adolescent pregnancy.

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 Adolescent pregnancy is viewed as a high-risk situation due to the serious health risks that this creates for the mother, the baby, and society at large. Describe various risk factors or precursors to adolescent pregnancy. Research community and state resources devoted in adolescent pregnancy and describe at least two of these resources. Research the teen pregnancy rates for the last 10 years for your state and community. Has this rate increased or decreased? Discuss possible reasons for an increase or decrease.