1.This virtual lab is designed to serve as a study guide for
the identification of unknown bacteria (http://dept.kent.edu/biosim/)
2.http://www.pfizer.com/rd/microbes/tour/
3.http://www.biointeractive.org/
Internet Activities
1. Look up RAP (RNA activating protein) therapy and determine its actions on Staphlococcus aureus and its potential therapeutic benefits.
2. You have been asked to do service in Honduras helping out in a rural medical center. Your assignment involves treating people with contagious infections. Visit at least 5 web sites before you leave. List and explain the types of skin infections you expect to be of serious concern in that country.
3. Locate information on MRSA, VISA, VRE, and PPNG. What do the acronyms stand for and what is the current medical status of these drug-resistant cocci?
4. Use a search engine to locate Web sites that cover biological germ warfare. Look for information on how weapons based on microbes are developed and regulated.
5. Search under tuberculin testing to find information on medical guidelines and interpretations for various test outcomes.
6. Go to the World Wide Web to find information on human monocytic and granulocytic ehrlichosis and bartonellosis. Briefly summarize their epidemiology, including the number of new cases, and suggest what factors may be involved in their emergence.
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