Science Homework Help

Module 6:Host-Microbes Interactions

1. In general, infectious diseases that are commonly fatal are newly evolved relationships between the parasitic organism and the host. Why is this so?

2. A recent article indicates that gut bacteria may cause autoimmune disease if they relocate from the gut to other organs. Please read the article and discuss this issue.

https://www.nih.gov/news-events/nih-research-matters/gut-microbe-drives-autoimmunity

Module 7-Disease and Epidemiology

1. College dormitories are notorious for outbreaks of flu and other infectious diseases. These are particularly prevalent during the final weeks. Using your knowledge of the immune response and epidemiology, suggest practices that could be adopted to minimize the risks at such a critical time.

Module 8-Antibiotic

1-You are a pediatrician treating a child with an upper respiratory infection that is clearly caused by a virus. The child’s parents insist that you prescribe antibiotics. They aren’t leaving without them! How do you convince the child’s parents that antibiotics will do more harm than good?

Module 9- Skin & Wound infections

Do you know a brand of topical antibiotic (or anti-fungal) medication that didn’t work when it was used? Why do you think it didn’t work?