Posted: June 1st, 2018

A pathogen is a micro-organism that has the potential to cause disease

For this assignment you will complete research using scholarly sources to locate and discuss two different diseases. One disease example must be of microbial origin and the second disease example must be of non-microbial origin.

As a reminder, microbes that cause disease are called pathogens. A pathogen is a micro-organism that has the potential to cause disease. The most common microbial causes of diseases and infections are bacteria, fungi, parasites, and viruses. Examples of non-microbial causes of disease include immune or nervous system disorders, psychological stress, traumatic injury, chemicals, etc.

You will create a PowerPoint presentation. For each disease, discuss the following:

pathophysiology

prevalence

etiology

clinical manifestations

diagnosis

treatment – when discussing treatment, it will be imperative that you discuss medication administration and dosage.

Presentation

Use PowerPoint

Include a title slide

Make sure that each slide is clearly labeled

Use the notes area of the slide to use as speaker notes (script) as if you were presenting the slide to an audience/class

Minimum of 13 slides

Include slide transitions

Make sure the design is professional and the text is readable.

Make sure to spell check.

Note: You can use the template as a starting point or create your own.