Role of a pathogen that infects the respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract, or genitourinary system

For this discussion, take on the role of a pathogen that infects the respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract, or genitourinary system. Write a narrative from the pathogen's point of view about the following:

What is your name (scientific pathogen name)?
How did you get into the body?
What type of damage do you do to the body?
What will the body try to do to stop you?
Who wins? You or the body?

Discussion Guidelines - General

Education

Purpose

Threaded discussions are designed to promote dialogue between faculty and students, and

students and their peers. In the discussions, students will do the following:

• Demonstrate understanding of concepts for the week.

• Integrate scholarly resources.

• Engage in meaningful dialogue with classmates.

• Express opinions clearly and logically, in a professional manner.

Participation Requirements

• Post a minimum of 2 substantive posts in each graded discussion: 1 initial post and 1

follow-up post.

• These 2 posts must be on 2 separate days Monday through Sunday. (Initial posts made

before Monday will not be graded.)

• The number of graded discussions may vary depending on the course.

• Week 1-7 discussions must be completed by end of week, Sunday, 11:59 p.m. Mountain

Time (MT).

• Week 8 discussion must be completed by end of week, Saturday, 11:59 p.m. Mountain

Time (MT).

Notes

*Credited means stating where the information came from (specific article, text, or lesson).

Examples: our text discusses...., The information from our lesson states..., Smith (2010) claimed

that..., Mary Manners (personal communication, November 2017)...

**Assigned readings are those listed on the syllabus or assignments page as required reading.

This may include text readings, required articles, or required websites.

***Scholarly source - per APA Guidelines, only scholarly sources should be used in

assignments. These include peer-reviewed publications, government reports, sources written

and reviewed by a professional or scholar in the field. Wikipedia, Wikis, .com websites or blogs

should not be used as anyone can add information to these sites. Outside sources do not

include assigned required readings.

Score: A zero is the lowest score a student can be assigned