This document provides instructions for writing a paper describing a disease caused by a microorganism. The paper should cover: (A) the causative agent including classification and how it causes/transmits the disease; (B) populations most at risk; (C) typical signs/symptoms, diagnosis, recovery timeline and potential complications; and (D) available treatments, prevention methods, and vaccines. Proper formatting is required including double spacing, one-inch margins, proofreading for errors, and using a standard font size. Padding the length or using compressed formatting is unacceptable.

1. Discussion: Disease that affects humans/animals
Discussion: Disease that affects humans/animalsDiscussion: Disease that affects
humans/animalsPick a disease that affects humans/animals whose causative agent is a
bacterium, virus, fungus, protozoa, or other microorganism and describe in detail the
following: (A/B/C/D) A. Causative Agent: Describe and classify the microbe involved. If
known, explain how the microbe causes/transmits the disease or interferes with normal
body function. Also describe the vector and/or life cycle for the microbe (if applicable). B.
Population(s) affected: What population(s) is/are at highest risk of contracting the disease?
Are there any groups of people who should be tested? Please include
statistical/geographical data and trends [from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
World Health Organization, or other source (www.cdc.gov, www.who.int, etc.) C. Course of
Disease: What are the usual signs/symptoms of someone with the disease? How is the
disease diagnosed? What is the usual time course for recovery? Are there complications
and/or long-term effects? D. Interventions: Describe possible treatments and/or medical
interventions. Is there a vaccine available? How can the disease be best prevented or kept
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proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your computer’s spell-checker and
grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on your part and you can expect
your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous misspelled words and grammatical
mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in silence and then aloud – before
handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is advantageous to have a friend
proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten corrections are preferable to
uncorrected mistakes.Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12 characters per inch) typeface.
Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins or single-spacing are hard to
read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended number of pages than to try to
compress it into fewer pages.Likewise, large type, large margins, large indentations, triple-
spacing, increased leading (space between lines), increased kerning (space between
letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to increase the length of a paper are
unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your professor.The paper must be neatly
formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on the top, bottom, and sides of each
page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white paper and print out using dark ink. If
it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to follow your argument