Monsters Inside Me Prokaryotic Microbe Case Studies

Name: ______

Watch the following video clips, associated with the television show Monsters Inside Me, and then complete the assignment below. You can find the video links on the Meet the Microbes: Prokaryotes Lecture Main Page. (Ctrl+click to follow this link). If the video does not provide all of the information that you need to complete the assignment, look up the parasite/disease in your textbook or online. The Monsters

1.Video Clip “Teenager Contracts Lyme Disease”

  1. Disease / Medical Condition (There are actually two discussed, but only one is caused by a prokaryotic pathogen. Describe that disease):
  2. How do humans contract this disease (i.e. how is it transmitted)?
  3. Signs and symptoms of disease:
  4. Describe the course of the disease:
  5. Type of parasite(bacteria, protozoan, helminth,insect, virus):
  6. Scientific name of parasite(properly formatted):
  7. How can this infection be prevented?

2.Video Clip “Abscess in the Brain”

  1. Disease / Medical Condition:
  2. How do humans contract this disease (i.e. how is it transmitted)?
  3. Signs and symptoms of disease:
  4. Describe the course of the disease:
  5. Type of parasite (bacteria, protozoan, helminth, insect, virus):
  6. Scientific name of parasite (properly formatted):
  7. How can this infection be prevented?

3.Video Clip “E. coli Invades the Body”

  1. Disease / Medical Condition:
  2. How do humans contract this disease (i.e. how is it transmitted)?
  3. Signs and symptoms of disease:
  4. Describe the course of the disease:
  5. Type of parasite (bacteria, protozoan, helminth, insect, virus):
  6. Scientific name of parasite (properly formatted):
  7. How can this infection be prevented?

4.Video Clip “Bubonic Plague Eats Man Alive”

  1. Disease / Medical Condition:
  2. How do humans contract this disease (i.e. how is it transmitted)?
  3. Signs and symptoms of disease:
  4. Describe the course of the disease:
  5. Type of parasite (bacteria, protozoan, helminth, insect, virus):
  6. Scientific name of parasite (properly formatted):
  7. How can this infection be prevented?

5.Video Clip “Boy Eaten Inside Out”

  1. Disease / Medical Condition:
  2. Signs and symptoms of disease:
  3. How do humans contract this disease (i.e. how is it transmitted)?
  4. Describe the course of the disease:
  5. Type of parasite (bacteria, protozoan, helminth, insect, virus):
  6. Scientific name of parasite (properly formatted):
  7. How can this infection be prevented?

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