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MICROBIOLOGY PRSENTATION

Topic: streptococcus pneumonia

Presentation title: you should think of a creative title foryour presentation

Format: PowerPoint presentation

Visual Aids: tables, figures, diagrams, graphs, photos, maps,etc… (you should have a good balance of word & figuresthroughout the presentation) – if you would like to use a figurefrom the textbook email me, and I will provide it for you. You mustrequest the image no later than 2 days before yourpresentation

What you will cover:

1. Pathogen / type of microbe

a. Is your pathogen a virus or bacterium?

b. Scientific name of the pathogen

i. For a virus give the family of viruses your specific virusbelongs to

ii. For a bacteria give the genus and species name

c. For bacteria:

i. Is it Gram-positive or Gram-negative?

ii. What is the morphology?

iii. What are the oxygen requirements (aerobic, anaerobic,etc…)

iiii. Does your bacterium have any special structuralfeatures? (capsule, flagella, endospore, etc…)

v. What type of cell or tissue does it infect/colonize?

d. For viruses:

i. What type of genome does it have? (DNA or RNA)

ii. Is it enveloped or naked?

iii. Does it have any proteins associated with thevirion?

iiii. What type of cell does the virus infect?

v. What are the host cell receptors?

2. Diseases – list any disease(s) your pathogen causes

3. Epidemiology – (do not spend a lot of time on this portionof the talk)

a. What regions locations is pathogen typically found?(widespread or only found in a certain area?)

b. What is the mortality rate? With or withouttreatment?

c. Is there a particular population that is more susceptibleto the pathogen?

4. Transmission

a. How is the disease transmitted?

b. Are there multiple modes of transmission?

c. What is the common reservoir for the pathogen?

d. Is transmission seasonal?

5. Symptoms

a. What are the major symptoms associated with the primarydisease caused by the pathogen?

b. Explain any medical terms

c. Are any symptoms unique to the pathogen or disease?

d. Does the pathogen cause a chronic or acute illness?

e. What is the incubation period? (how long before symptomsshow up)

6. Diagnosis

a. Are any clinical symptoms diagnostic for thepathogen/disease?

b. How is the disease/infection commonly diagnosed?

c. Are there any special lab tests? If so, what do theydetect? DNA, protein, etc..?

7. Treatment & Prevention

a. What common drugs or therapies are used to treat thedisease/infection?

b. Is drug resistance common in your pathogen?

c. Are there any actions or drugs that can be used to preventinfection or spread?

8. Major virulence factor(s) - does your pathogen have anyspecific proteins, structures, features, or mechanisms that it usesto cause disease? If so, state them and give a brief explanation,as time allows.

9. References – list all references used to gatherinformation. You do not need to present the references. Just listthem on the last slide of your presentation.

Information sources: Your textbook will serve as your primaryreference. However, you will most likely need additional referencesto gather all of the required information. A couple of acceptablesources are listed below:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:https://www.cdc.gov/

World Health Organization: http://www.who.int/en/

MicrobeWiki:https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/MicrobeWiki

WIKIPEDIA IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE SOURCE!!!! You may use a sourceother than the two listed above if it is another textbook or areputable scientific website. You can ask me if you areunsure!

Additional Considerations:

• The font used in your presentation should be block print. Nocursive or script fonts.