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A 65-year-old alcoholic was taken to the emergency room with severe necrotic, blackened areas on both feet and several draining ulcers on his heels and toes. He was stuporous. His medical records indicated no vaccination history in the past 20 years. During that evening he had a seizure and was treated with phenytoin and barbiturates. By the end of the night he had developed increasing rigor and respiratory distress and was unresponsive. His neck was stiff and hvperextended and his teeth clenched in a grimace. Culture from the ulcers revealed gram positive bacilli that were terminal endospore formers. Specific therapy and supportive care led to his full recovery. 1. What organism is causing this disease? Name of Disease? What led you to this conclusion? Signs and Symptoms (What is the unusual ghostly smile-like facial expression called)? 2. Route of infection? Method of Transmission? Portal of entry? Natural Reservoir and Source? 3. What virulence factor/toxins does it produce? What are their effects? Be specific. What specific therapy is used to treat this infection? Can it be prevented? 4. Copy-paste the websites for sources you used for all three cases. Full credit is given for at least.

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I. A missionary couple, living in West Africa bought their 4-year old son to the Emergency room as he had fever, and a pinkish rash has been developing on his hands and feet at first then it spread to both arms and legs. There are no other symptoms that the child feeling very fatigued. 1. This disease is most likely caused by what bacteria? Name the disease. 2. How would epidemiology assist you in finding the sources of this illness? 3. The boy had all of his vaccines so why does he have such a disease? 4. What course of treatment would you order and why? What type of antibiotic would you use and why? 5. What are the virulence factors for the causative agent? Explain the mode of action of these factors. These are the pathogens that are part of the final exam. The case study answers could be one of them and Only one of them. No other pathogens should be considered. Campylobacter jejuni Shigella sp Salmonella sp, Vibrio cholerae: Botulism Listeriosis Brucellosis Clostiridium difficle. Neisseria meningitidis Syphilis Gonorrhea Immunity.

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Question 1 Future drugs and vaccines for the use against Ebola Pick an experimental drug, vaccine or other treatment that is being considered in the fight against Ebola. http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/outbreaks/2014-west-africa/qa-experimental-treatments.html Write a response to the following discussion question in the Discussion forum: How exactly does the experimental treatment you have chosen work? Provide a brief history of where we are now with the potential treatment. How is it produced? When do the developers of the treatment believe they will be able to begin experimental treatments? Initial answers to the discussion question must be substantive and in the range of 350–500 words. Any references used should be properly cited following APA formatting guidelines. Question 2 CDC’s New Superbug: CRE CRE, which stands for Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae, are a part of Enterobacteriaceae that are difficult to treat because they are resistant to commonly used antibiotics. Occasionally CRE are completely resistant to all available antibiotics. CRE have become a nightmare to infection control in health care facilities. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/03/05/superbugs-infections-hospitals/1965133/ http://www.cdc.gov/hai/organisms/cre/ Write a response to the following discussion question in the Discussion forum: Describe one of the new superbugs such as CRE, MRSA, Clostridium difficile, etc. that are causing havoc in our health care facilities. What strategies are being employed to combat these new threats to our public health? Initial answers to the discussion question must be substantive and in the range of 350–500 words. Any references used should be properly cited following APA formatting guidelines. Question 3 2nd New Hampshire resident dies of Eastern Equine Encephalitis (EEE) New Hampshire public health officials say a Manchester [Hillsborough County] resident is the 2nd person to die from eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) virus infection this season, summer and fall 2014. Public Health Director Dr. Jose Montero says the individual was exposed to the virus at the end of August and died in mid-September 2014. He says testing was complicated, and the virus was not confirmed until after the patient died. In the 1st fatal case, someone who became sick in the Conway, Carroll County, area in August died last month September 2014. A 3rd person also has been diagnosed with EEE, which is spread by the bite of infected mosquitoes and can lead to seizures and coma. Symptoms can include high fever, severe headache, stiff neck, and sore throat. These cases in New Hampshire are not surprising since they occurred within the geographical range of EEE virus in the eastern USA, where human and equine cases occur sporadically. As is usual, there are many more equine than human cases. There have been recent human cases in New Hampshire and an equine case involving a mule. The virus is maintained in passerine birds and transmitt ...

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