BIOS 242 Week 6 Discussion 2 – Make the Diagnosis Bacteria. This week’s readings encompass a wide variety of diseases associated with various organ systems. Using the information in your text (and any other resources you choose), give your patient one of these diseases from the organ system discussed this week, and present the history and symptoms to the class. Be creative! Be sure to offer enough information to make an educated guess, but try not to give it away too soon! Each student shoul...

BIOS 242 Week 6 Discussion 1 – Epidemiology. You are the public health official! Review the following case study, and discuss how you should proceed as an epidemiologist. Case study: Over 30 children younger than three years of age developed gastroenteritis after visiting a local water park. These cases represented 44% of the park visitors in this age group on the day in question. Older individuals were not affected. The causative agent was determined to be a member of the bacterial genus Shi...

BIOS 242 Week 6 Quiz: MCQs & Short Answer. Question : Symbiotic microbes may be ____. Question : The common cold is classified as _____. Question : The vector responsible for transmission of malaria is the _____. Question : Which of the following statements is one of Koch’s postulates? Question : A disease that is continually and normally found in an area is described as _____. Question : The common name for a furuncle is _____. Question : Shingles, or herpes zoster, is caused by the same viru...

BIOS 242 Week 6 iLab: Specific Immunity. Introduction This lab experiment is to determine what bacteria a 33-year old graduate student male has caught. After 22 hours of eating a hamburger that he said was the worst thing ever he began to suffer from diarrhea, was nauseous, fatigued, and ran a fever of 102o. He went to his doctor the next morning and still continued to suffer from diarrhea, after many tests it was found that the organism was cultured from stool specimens. The bacteria is E. Co...

BIOS 242 Week 5 Discussion 1 – Innate Immunity

BIOS 242 Week 5 Quiz: MCQs with Answers. Question : (TCO 9) Sebum is secreted by _____ and is used for _____. Question : (TCO 9) The complement system is involved in all the following except _____ Question : (TCO 9) The fluid called pus _____. Question : (TCO 9) Stem cells are undifferentiated. This means that _____. Question : (TCO 9) Mast cells release _____. Question : (TCO 9) Surface proteins can help scientists distinguish between _____. Question : (TCO 9) Sue fell while hiking, cutting her...

BIOS 242 Week 5 iLab: Immunology

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BIOS 242 Week 3 Discussion 2: Antibiotic Resistance. Discuss why MRSA presents a major public health issue. Propose some ways to limit or remove this threat.

BIOS 242 Week 3 Quiz: MCQs & Short Answer. Question. (TCO 5) Anabolic reactions may be characterized as _____. (Points : 2) Question. (TCO 5) Enzymes known as lyases participate in _____ reactions. (Points : 2) Question. (TCO 5) Which of the following statements about fermentation is incorrect? (Points : 2) Question. (TCO 5) The metabolic processes called fermentation _____. (Points : 2) Question. (TCO 6) An aligned pair of homologous chromosomes is called a _____. (Points : 2) Question. (TCO 6)...