Explain the chain of transmission for your assigned microbe. Explain treatments for microbial infection.

Assignment Question

Acanthamoeba

The purpose of this assignment is to help you practice the following skills that are essential to your success in a microbiology course. In this assignment you will: Access and collect needed information from appropriate scholarly materials. Communicate scientific information in your own words. Compose a well-organized, clear, concise, essay expanding your knowledge on an assigned organism. Correctly reference cited material using APA formatting.

Knowledge: This assignment will also help you to become familiar with the following important content knowledge in this discipline: Fundamentals of microbiology. The interaction between microbe and host. Use of appropriate scientific vocabulary. Explain the chain of transmission for your assigned microbe. Explain treatments for microbial infection. Identify preventative measures used for the pathogen. Identify clinical relevance for nurses and or patients. Understand the presentation of a patient with this microbe.

Task: To complete this assignment you should: Unit 2: In the Microorganism profile module, find your assigned microbe. Access the Microorganism Profile Assignment and Discussion forum in the week 2 module and acknowledge that you have received your assigned organism by telling the class what organism you were assigned and what it is, bacteria, virus, fungus, or protozoan. Unit 2 to 9: As you navigate through the microbiology course, collect information specific to your organism. Use the Microorganism Profile Paper General Guidelines and Format to through you in the important information which can include but is not limited to the following: Type of microorganism you have Gram reaction (if any), shape and arrangement Virulence factors How the organism evades the immune system Diseases your organism can cause. How your organism can spread to others Ways to prevent infection How your organism will be treated What a nurse needs to know about your organism Prepare an APA format typed essay that documents YOUR understanding of the information and how it pertains to your assigned organism. APA is 12 point font Times New Roman with one-inch margins. Include a title and reference page and 3 to 5 content pages (total 5 to 7 pages). Include at least 4 APA style references from scholarly articles or resources. For each reference, you will provide an in-text citation by providing a quote or paraphrasing the author’s information.