CLINICAL CASE STUDY PROJECT

Instructions: 1. Answer each question briefly and completely. Use complete sentences. Avoid jargons and unconventional abbreviations 2. All microorganisms subject of this assignment have been covered in the lecture notes, lecture presentations, and required reading contents posted in Canvas. FOR EACH CASE STUDY, YOU MUST CHOOSE ONE OF THE INFECTIOUS AGENTS DISCUSSED IN THE COURSE. 3. Each clinical case is caused by one species, but there are possibilities that two different cases may be caused by the same species. 4. You will need the lecture notes, lecture presentations, and the contents of the required readings from exam two, exam three, and exam four. You need exam two contents to answer questions related to serological techniques. Exam four contents are needed to answer virology questions, as there are THREE (3) virology questions. There are NO cases of Parasitic or Fungal infections. 5. Information related to this assignment can also be found in our textbook, Murray’s Medical Microbiology 7th or 8 th. You do not need other internet resources to answer these questions. Do not cut and paste quotes and phrases from textbook or other internet sources into your document. 6. There are 20 questions and each question is worth 4 points, with total of 80 points. 7. This assignment is worth 20% of your final grade (count as an exam). 8. This is an open book project and you directly enter your response via the assignment posted on Canvas. 9. ANSWER EACH QUESTION IN THE ORDER STATED IN THE QUESTION (1, 2, 3...) THERE IS 0.5 DEDUCTION FOR NOT FOLLOWING THE ORDER 10. Prepare a WORD document for your responses, and then copy and paste them into the assignment in Canvas.