The rules for the extracredit assignment, the choice of topics and grading rubric are listed below:
The work must be type-written (word processed) with page margins set to 1 inches for all sides (top, bottom, left and right), text font as Arial, text size as 12, SINGLE LINE SPACED (1.0), and paragraphs are to be separated by a single line. The paper must be 2-4 full pages long (this does not include the scientific research paper evaluation section or the reference section).
At the top of the document include your name and student ID number, then on the line beneath write the name of the disease you are writing about as the title.
Required sections:
General description: This should include a brief summary of what the disease is, what part(s) of the body it affects, the prevalence of the disease, and if it affects any specific population group more than others.
Life cycle: A description of the life cycle of the infectious agent. This should include details of replication within the host and/or environment, specific locations for replication within the host, and any other intermediate/definite hosts.
Pathophysiology: Detailed explanation of the disease. This includes cause(s), how they affect the body/cell, how that affects the functioning of the body system and the body as a whole.
Symptoms: This will include a list of the symptoms and tests performed to clinically diagnose a person with the disease.
Treatment: This section lists the treatments for the disease, and if they treat the disease or symptoms of the disease.
Prognosis: This section identifies the predicted outcomes of the disease over time(survival/mortality rate expressed as percentages over time, time for recovery). This section does require actual numbers!
Conclusion: Summary of the disease (what you think are the most important things you learned about the disease from this paper).
References: See references section in the syllabus. You must include the lecture text book and your scientific research paper as minimum references. This section does not count towards the 2-4 page length for the previous sections
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