Essay-microbiology

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Wediscuss three acellular infectious agents in this module – viruses, prions andviroids. Infection by any one of these can have serious consequences to humanhealth and/or economic wellbeing. In the event of an outbreak, it is importantto be able to identify and contain these pathogens to avoid potentially deadlyoutbreaks. Your assignment is to choose one of the three infectious agents andconsider the epidemiological features of your selection. By epidemiologicalfeatures we mean: Can you characterize the causative organism? Where does thedisease come from? Who is affected? How do they acquire the pathogen? What arethe symptoms and risk factors? How is the disease dealt with once it is discoveredin order to prevent its spread? You can choose one pathogen based on thegeneral scenario described below.

For this assignment you now work for theUnited States Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Research Service. Youhave been assigned to characterize a new epidemic that has spread rapidly at afarm in Montana. You arrive at the farm observe the livestock, crops and farmworkers for signs of illness. You sample the fluids and tissue of severalaffected organisms and bring them to a state-of-the-art USDA laboratory foranalysis. The outbreak is fictional but all the information – from theorganism, to how it is acquired, to the symptoms it causes – should belegitimate for the infectious agent. I have intentionally left out these andother details in the scenario. You will fill in the details in your essay byaddressing the following questions.

·What is the affected organism (animal/plant/human or anycombination)?

·What are the symptoms exhibited by the affected organism(s)?

·What is the pathogen that you have identified after analysis ofthe infected material?

·How where you able to identify the agent in a laboratory?

·Describe the etiology. How did the infection make its way to thefarm?

·Trace the fictional outbreak from its origins either locally,nationally or internationally.

·Knowing how the infectious agent is disseminated, whatrecommendations do you make to the farm manager for containment and treatmentof infected organisms?

Please visitthe ExcelsiorLibrary (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.to find at least 3 suitable citations to support the information you provide asyou portray this outbreak.

Your essay should be 2-3 pages in length,double spaced in a 10-12 point font. Please be sure to cite all sources ofinformation, including the text book, in the essay text and on a reference pageusing APA format