the scenario is

A 52 year old male entered your clinic complaining of nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, fatigue and fever symptoms that had started about 2 weeks earlier, shortly after he returned from a hunting trip. Although the fever and nausea had decreased, he still was experiencing diarrhea, headaches, aching joints and muscle pain. He noted that he and his 2 companions from the hunting trip had eaten some of the bear meat during the trip, and that one of his companions had been experiencing symptoms similar to his.

my disease is about trichinosis (round worm)

project directions:

DISEASE OF THE DAY

PARAMEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY

DISEASE OF THE DAY PARAMEDICAL MICROBIOLOGY PROJECT #1: 75 Points Maximum This is the first of two projects that you will do this semester. You will be randomly assigned a scenario for a disease and a date on which you will make a presentation to the class. The first thing to do is to evaluate the scenario and determine what you think the disease is in your scenario. You will most likely have to do some research on a variety of diseases in order to accomplish this. Once you think you know what your disease is, you should give the instructor a single page typewritten (double spaced) analysis of why you believe that is the disease. You should clearly lay out your supporting evidence in this analysis. If your analysis is correct, the instructor will let you know, and you may proceed with the remainder of the project. If your answer is incorrect, the instructor will return the report to you, and you will have to continue to research the project. Do not leave this part of the project to the last minute! It should be turned in to the instructor at least 3 classes prior to the date your presentation is due. This part of the project will be worth a maximum of 10 points. Once you have correctly identified the disease, you may proceed with the remainder of the project. You will have a maximum of 10 minutes to present the following information in a PowerPoint presentation. This part of the project will be worth a maximum of 65 points: • • • • • • • • • • • disease name (including correct pronunciation…if you don’t know, look it up!), and analysis of the scenario (how/why did you decide that this was the disease?) etiologic agent (including correct pronunciation of the name of the agent), and its general characteristics key tests for isolation and identification of this organism (be specific for this microbe!); how would you isolate and identify this organism in the laboratory? What specific tests would you have to do on a person to determine that this etiologic agent was present? means of transmission and usual disease reservoirs historical information to include when and who isolated the microbe and any significance of its name signs and symptoms of the disease; body system(s) usually affected microbial virulence mechanisms contributing to the disease process control & treatment for the disease prevention, including current research about a vaccine or other means of control/prevention Current local and global outbreaks (with incidence); what is the incidence of this disease in San Diego county/southern California, the US, and globally minimum five reliable Internet references, plus any other references used. Wikipedia is NOT an acceptable reference. Sources of photos used in the presentation should be documented in the reference list. 1 Initial analysis of disease scenario and explanation (handed in to instructor prior to oral presentation 10 points Disease name/analysis of scenario (Power point) 4 points Etiologic agent 2 points Characteristics of etiologic agent (specific) 5 points Disease Reservoirs 3 points Mode of Transmission 3 points Key Tests for identification (specific) 5 points Signs/ symptoms of disease /human systems affected 3 points Historical information 4 points Virulence factors 2 points Control/ Treatment 4 points Prevention/ Vaccine info, new clinical trials? 5 points Current outbreaks/ cases locally (U.S.) (with incidence) and globally (with incidence) 5 points General presentation quality (spelling, appropriate use of scientific terms/words, etc) 10 points References: properly done and must work. Must have 5, so -2 points for each one missing or not working. If reference not complete (not all 5 parts), -1 for each 10 points TOTAL 75 points When selecting online references, remember that not all information on the WWW is reliable. Wikipedia is not a reliable source and will not be counted as an acceptable reference. Always try to use journal articles or governmental documents as the “authority,” and not rely on commercial sites (.com) unless the same information appears in multiple references. Two references with the same URL except for the last part will be considered the same reference, like different pages in a book. Include all sources used; reference books and periodicals by a standard format. Be VERY careful when referencing online sites. Each underscore, period, or capital letter must be exact, or we will not be able to find the site. Always check your references before reporting them by using the OPEN feature on your browser. If your reference will not open, it will not be counted toward your grade. To report your sources, prepare a bibliography on the last slide of your PowerPoint presentation and number all references used. Then in the body of your report, give the number of the reference you used for information. This is called end notes, which you have probably used for other research papers. As with any report, be sure to paraphrase the information you use. If you choose to use direct quotes from the article, you must use quotation marks. I will be checking the references, so be sure NOT to plagiarize!! 2 There are five required parts of an Internet reference in order to receive full credit: • • • • • the author of the article, if available. title of the article the date written/updated Internet address (URL). For example, http://www2.austin.cc.tx.us/microbio/2704/syllabus.html is the URL or reference for this page, which should show in your browser heading. An easy way to get this reference is to copy it from your browser and paste into your word processing program, so typos will not be made. the date you visited the site. Guidelines for PowerPoint Presentation Your presentation is an important means of exchanging information with your fellow students. They (and you) will be learning information from these presentations that they will be tested on at the end of the semester. Therefore, it is important that you do an effective presentation. All presentations must be done in Power Point and must be brought to class on a standard flash drive that fits a USB port. If you do your presentation on a Mac at home, make sure you test it out on a PC before you bring it to class. We have occasionally had compatibility problems for people using Macs, especially if the software is older! The total time allowed for the talk is 12 minutes, including questions. Therefore, you should plan your talk for 10 minutes, and allow the last 2 minutes for questions. It is usually a good idea to plan for about 1 minute per slide in the presentation (you may use your bibliography slide at the end as an extra slide, as you will not actually talk about that slide in class). You should also have a title slide. That means a total of approximately 12 slides. Make an outline of the information you need to present, decide how many slides you need for each point you need to make. Do not write in complete sentences; use short phrases on the slides as a memory jogger of the points you need to make. PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE! Due to the time constraints, it is very important that you practice delivering your presentation and time it to see how long it takes. Adjust the content accordingly during practice to fill the allotted time. Be prepared! Do not talk about a topic unless you have a slide to go with it. Do talk about every slide you show. There is an ideal balance between too little and too much on a slide. The slides should require some explanation in order to hold the interest of the audience. Use fonts that will be large enough to read; never use a font smaller than 12 point. 3 The following pages list some useful links to websites. They are not the only sites that are available; there are many more. These will just be there to get you started. All the Virology on the WWW http://www.virology.net “Bugs” Index -Organisms http://medinfo.ufl.edu/year2/mmid/bms5300/bugs/ Bugs in the News! http://people.ku.edu/~jbrown/bugs.html Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Home Page http://www.cdc.gov/ CDC Parasitology Diagnostic Web Site http://www.dpd.cdc.gov/dpdx Medline Plus Health Information http://www.who.ch/ Your Gateway to the World of Microbes http://www.MicrobeWorld.org Public Health Image Library http://phil.cdc.gov/phil/home.asp 4