Module 5 covers microorganisms and viruses that cause disease as well as their treatments and presence within the population. This is a two part assignment. You will be required to complete the following three tasks:

1. Write your own, original case study. Use the criteria listed below to guide you through the requirements and technique of writing a case study. It must be posted inside the discussion board and cannot be an attachment. If you do not know how to make sure your case is inside the text box and not attached contact your instructor for assistance. 
2. Reply to another student with the solution to their case study, including the criteria listed under Part 2. 

PART 1

Post Your Own Case Study

Introduction and Background

• Patient history
  • age
  • gender
  • travel history
  • food history
  • time and place of illness onset
  • any events attended or other possible exposures
  • any all patients associated with the case should have a brief patient history included, even if they are a group.

Presentation of Findings

• A minimum of three signs and symptoms being presented by the patient (chills, fever, vomiting, white cell abnormal counts, sore throat, other test results you learn about that may contribute information to the identification of the disease but do not use a test result that is specific to the pathogen). Example, a CBC or DWC (whole blood count or differential white count) numbers can be provided and stated as abnormal, but do not list a positive reaction on a strep A test. (The strep test is specific and would give away the case whereas the blood tests would be helpful but less specific).
• Describe 2 test results that were used to help understand what was happening to the patient. The full name of the test, how the test works and what the results were for the patient. 
  • You may NOT use any test that was described in the BC microbiology lab. You will need to learn about diagnostic tests that are currently used in hospital labs.  

Conclusion

• Describe a suggested or applied course of treatment. What medications were prescribed and why. State if the medications helped or did not help. 
• Describe any non-medication treatments 

Case studies should be no more than three paragraphs. It should be direct and to the point but include all the information listed in Part 1. 

You may select any of the following pathogen types for to create your own ORIGINAL case study.

• Bacteria
• Viral
• Parasitic Protozoan
• Helminth

DO NOT PROVIDE THE ANSWER TO YOUR CASE STUDY!!!!  After posting your own case study, you will be required to respond to another student with the answer to their case study. PLEASE DO NOT solve more than one case study. Each student is required to solve one, so please do not attempt more than one. You are not required to list sources in the original case study but are required in the reply post in Part 2. 

PART 2

Solving a Case Study

The following criteria must be met in your solution to another students case:

• Name of pathogen causing the disease
• Describe the evidence in the case study that led you to your conclusion
• Provide a recommended course of treatment

Your reply with your solution must be at least one paragraph consisting of 150 words or more. All sources used should be listed in MLA format. 

If someone solves your case study, it is common courtesy to let them know if they got your case study correct.

Post your case study in this discussion thread! Be sure to make it interesting, funny or just creative. Have some fun with the assignment!

Assignment: Researched Proposal Rough Draft

The rough draft of your proposal is due in Unit 4 while the final draft is due in Unit 5.

For the researched proposal, you will identify a problem or issue in your present or past workplace, or in your community. The assignment objective as provided in Unit 4, is to propose a solution to the problem or issue, and to present that solution to a decision-maker or group of decision-makers who can implement the recommendation. You will support your proposal with research.

You will develop a concrete, practical solution to the problem that can be implemented. Reference sources will be included that explain the problem, issue, and/or support the solution.

The proposal must be between 2,500 to 3,000 words using APA format for your citations and references. The proposal itself should be single spaced with double spacing between paragraphs. The word count includes all components. The purpose of establishing a word count is to ensure the topic chosen is neither too big nor too small. Also, writing within parameters is a common requirement in business communications.

The rough draft of your proposal is due in Unit 4.

The objective of the researched proposal is to participate in the development of a detailed proposal as used in any organizational setting. Access the quick summarized preview of the Unit 5 final researched proposal checklist below so you can begin to address these items in your rough draft of the proposal due in this unit.

You will upload your rough draft in two places:

1) The Unit 4 Discussion peer review.

2) The Unit 4 Assignment Dropbox.

Your instructor will review your rough draft and provide you with feedback to guide your writing of the final draft. Your team of peers will provide you with feedback on your draft in the Discussion.

Checklist:

• Contains no fewer than 2,500 words; no more than 3,000.
• Includes a minimum of one original graphic.
• Clearly identifies the audience and purpose.
• Shows research has been conducted and preliminary integration of research material is in place following current APA formatted in-text citations.
• No fewer than five references are cited, at least one of which is a peer-reviewed article.
• Adheres to business document expectations — single space, double space between paragraphs. Provides a cover letter or memo, a cover page, a table of contents, an executive summary, and references. See source formatting specification in the APA manual for in-text references and reference page.

Assignment: Researched Proposal Rough Draft

The rough draft of your proposal is due in Unit 4 while the final draft is due in Unit 5.

For the researched proposal, you will identify a problem or issue in your present or past workplace, or in your community. The assignment objective as provided in Unit 4, is to propose a solution to the problem or issue, and to present that solution to a decision-maker or group of decision-makers who can implement the recommendation. You will support your proposal with research.

You will develop a concrete, practical solution to the problem that can be implemented. Reference sources will be included that explain the problem, issue, and/or support the solution.

The proposal must be between 2,500 to 3,000 words using APA format for your citations and references. The proposal itself should be single spaced with double spacing between paragraphs. The word count includes all components. The purpose of establishing a word count is to ensure the topic chosen is neither too big nor too small. Also, writing within parameters is a common requirement in business communications.

The rough draft of your proposal is due in Unit 4.

The objective of the researched proposal is to participate in the development of a detailed proposal as used in any organizational setting. Access the quick summarized preview of the Unit 5 final researched proposal checklist below so you can begin to address these items in your rough draft of the proposal due in this unit.

You will upload your rough draft in two places:

1) The Unit 4 Discussion peer review.

2) The Unit 4 Assignment Dropbox.

Your instructor will review your rough draft and provide you with feedback to guide your writing of the final draft. Your team of peers will provide you with feedback on your draft in the Discussion.

Checklist:

• Contains no fewer than 2,500 words; no more than 3,000.
• Includes a minimum of one original graphic.
• Clearly identifies the audience and purpose.
• Shows research has been conducted and preliminary integration of research material is in place following current APA formatted in-text citations.
• No fewer than five references are cited, at least one of which is a peer-reviewed article.
• Adheres to business document expectations — single space, double space between paragraphs. Provides a cover letter or memo, a cover page, a table of contents, an executive summary, and references. See source formatting specification in the APA manual for in-text references and reference page.