Microbiology Discussion Post

Each prompt is for a different week

Minimum 250 Words per

Minimum 1 source per

Topic 1

Explain how each of the following could lead to the reemergence of malaria in the United States: (a) global warming, (b) increased travel of individuals from endemic regions to the United States, (c) increased immigration of individuals from endemic regions to the United States, and (d) laws protecting wetlands.

Topic 2

Fifteen-year-old Dolores was embarrassed to talk with her mother about the pain she felt in her “private parts,” but she was worried she might have gotten a disease, despite Nick’s assurance that she was his “first.” Her mother insisted that Dolores see a doctor, who discovered cervical lesions caused by a virus associated with cancer.

• What sexually transmitted virus is involved?
• How should the physician treat the lesions?
• How could Dolores have protected herself?