2. Candice went to the doctor’s office complaining of jaw discomfort and stiffness in her muscles. Additionally, she has started to experience muscle spasms. When examined, her body temperature was 102°F and she had blood pressure of 145/95 mm Hg. In discussing her recent injuries, she mentioned that she was cleaning out her garage two weeks earlier and accidentally cut her hand on a rusted nail. She had cleaned and bandaged it, but decided not to seek medical attention for it as it was not a deep cut. After discussing her health history with her doctor, Candice admitted that she had not kept up with her booster vaccinations in the past 15 years.
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You will choose ONE of the scenarios listed below to research. When this assignment is complete, you will submit a typed, well-constructed (complete sentences, proper grammar) report of not more than three double spaced pages (not including the works cited page).
Your report will answer each of the 6 questions below- make sure you devote at least one paragraph to answering each one FULLY.
1. What microorganism causes this disease? Make sure to give the name of the bacteria in proper binomial nomenclature and discuss any virulence factors or specific traits of this bacteria that influences the disease.
2. What is your diagnosis (i.e. what is the disease), and what specific features within the case were critical to your diagnosis of this disease?
3. How is this disease transmitted?
4. How is the disease treated? Make sure to be specific on types of treatments used and timing of treatment needed.
5. What symptoms might the patient develop if the disease is not treated?
6. What is the PROGNOSIS with treatment? (If you aren’t sure what prognosis means, please ask your instructor.)
OTHER REQUIREMENTS:
This is a research paper so you must read and extract the above information from credible sources. You must:
Indicate the source of information you found in APA formatting, using BOTH a references sections AND in-text citations
Include a reference section with at least 4 citations including at least one published reference and be sure to include comment on the reliability of EACH source (why you think this source is reliable) under each reference in a bibliography at the end of your document. (For help with where to look for these sources, please see information below).
Include in-text and parenthetic citations every time you borrow someone’s idea in the text of your paper and use information from a source, even if you paraphrased it. Be sure to include the publication date, when applicable. Not having in-text or parenthetical citations is an academic honesty violation
2. Do not use direct quotes. In science writing, direct quotes are seldom used.
You need to paraphrase the information in the reference, and supply the citation.
Substantial use of direct quotes or quoting more than one sentence at a time will result in a reduction of points.
For details on grading scheme, please see the rubric at the bottom of this assignment. A great idea would be to grade yourself using the rubric when your project is complete before you turn it in to make sure you didn’t miss anything!
STEP 2: RESEARCH THE PATIENT’S SYMPTOMS TO DETERMINE WHICH PATHOGEN IS RESPONSIBLE AND ANSWER THE RESEARCH QUESTIONS GIVEN ABOVE.
To do this scholarly research, you will be using the skills that you have practiced in the Case Study Skill Assignments. Be sure to choose reliable sources, read the sources thoroughly, take notes on their contents, then be sure to properly cite them in your paper using BOTH in-text citations AND a works cited page.
Remember you need enough information to write a FULL PARAGRAPH answering each question above.
TIPS:
Use resources such as microbiology text books, encyclopedias, Library databases (e.g. Pro Quest Biology, Pro Quest Nursing) journals and online medical and government (ie CDC) sites to research these questions.
We highly suggest that you take notes from the sources and THEN write your paper from your notes. This will help you use YOUR OWN WORDS.
Also, be sure to note which information came from which source so that you can properly cite the information in your report.
STEP 3:WRITE YOUR REPORT
Your report should be in paragraph form and SHOULD NOT INCLUDE THE QUESTIONS. Each paragraph of your report should answer a different question.
Your report should contain proper grammar and punctuation.
Be sure to italicize Genus and species.
The report should not be longer than 3 pages double-spaced (not including the references page) and should contain AT LEAST 6 paragraphs (one answering each of the questions above).
As you write, be sure to cite EACH sentence that contains information that you found in a source with an in-text citation like this (Author, year).
At the end of the paper, you need to be sure to include a references section that contains all the sources you cited in the body of the paper (at least 4 sources, 1 of which must be a published source).
After each reference, you need to include a reliability comment.
For example, I believe this is a credible source because… it was written by a governmental agency and was peer reviewed.
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