Infections
Essay Question 7

Posted for the week of May 21, 2000. Attach your word processor (Word or WordPerfect) responses (a least two pages) to an e-mail note to your teaching assistant. DO NOT simply type your responses into the body of an e-mail sender. The formatting will be lost. Pay attention to organization and grammar as you put together your responses. Your written response is due no later than 3:00 on Tuesday, May 30.

Staphylococcus aureus
Acinetobacter
Enterococcus faecalis
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Haemophilus influenzae
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Escherichia coli
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Shigella dysenteria
Streptococcus pneumoniae

Write a paragraph about the nature of the problems each of these organisms afford humans. Write a second paragraph about how these problems are treated and any current concerns with treatment. If concerns are present, what is the solution to the problem of treatment?

You will need to do some searching on the Internet or in the library. You should provide me the basis for your answers (a journal article; a web URL; a book; a popular news magazine article). You may include your own particular views on the matter, but please reflect on the science before you "put fingers to the keyboard." Useful metasearch engines on the web are:

http://www.dogpile.com/
http://www.northernlight.com/

In the library, consult the General Science Index or ask a librarian for help.

You can return to the Syllabus Page if you wish.