Microbiology: A Systems Approach Textbook by Marjorie Kelly Cowan Textbook: Chapters 12, 13 Weekly Concepts Initial Prompt Instructions You will be the expert: Imagine you are teaching a class on controlling microbial growth in the environment. To test your students, you will present them with a scenario including a site and some probably microbes present.…

Textbook: Microbiology: A Systems Approach Textbook by Marjorie Kelly Cowan Chapters 7, 8 Weekly Concepts Initial Post Instructions Class, let’s discuss the categories that organisms can be grouped in based on their nutritional requirements. Find one microorganism, either a prokaryote or eukaryote, and describe the environment in which it lives. (Does it live underwater? On…

Microbiology: A Systems Approach Textbook by Marjorie Kelly Cowan Textbook: Chapter 18, 19, 20 Weekly Concepts Initial Post Instructions Some microorganisms like Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Yesinia pestis, E. coli can cause diseases of different body systems. Let’s investigate how the same pathogen is responsible for different pathophysiological symptoms. First, choose a microorganism found in multiple systems.…

Microbiology: A Systems Approach Textbook by Marjorie Kelly Cowan Textbook: Chapter 14, 15 Weekly Concepts Initial Post Instructions Your friend Bruce calls in a panic. He has just come from the doctor and been diagnosed with a bacterial infection. The doctor told him not to worry; his B cells will take care of it in…

textbook:Microbiology: A Systems Approach Textbook by Marjorie Kelly Cowan Chapters 4, 5, 6 Weekly Concepts Initial Post Instructions First, let’s differentiate all the detailed vocabulary about all these cells we learned this week. When looking under microscope what structural differences would you see between two types of cells. Now choose ONE cellular component (e.g. a…

Topic 2: Note: this topic requires you to visit two websites and write about information found on each of those websites. According to an article by Terri Townsend, RN, in 2008 researchers estimated that potentially preventable adverse drug events kill 7,000 Americans annually. There are many ways to prevent these errors from occurring. Avoiding medication…

Nutrition During Adolescence Becky is a 15-year-old female present in your office. For the past 6 months, she has only been eating two meals per day and runs about 1 hour per day. She has little time to spend with friends because she is taking advanced classes and has to study every day. She goes…

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