The initial movie post will be attendance for a make up virtual class. Please remember to post so you are not counted as absent.
Your movie post is due on or by 10/8 (for attendance) and the essay is due on or by 10/12. Your response will be graded based on timeliness and quality. Assignment value: 35 pts 1. Watch the video: Hunting Nightmare Bacteria (The video should be hyperlinked but if it doesn't work then cut and paste it in.) www.pbs.org/video/hunting-nightmare-bacteria-update-nqil1d/ 2. Write a post of what was the most interesting, scary, or thought-provoking part of the movie for you. 3. Besides examining antibiotic resistant bacteria the other topic emphasized are nosocomial infections. "Nosocomial infections are often caused by breaches of infection control practices and procedures, unclean and non-sterile environmental surfaces, and/or ill hospital staff" (Nosocomial Infections & Hospital-Acquired Illness, n.d.). Nosocomial infections are community-based infections that are common in hospital, critical care, school and other community settings. The second part of your assignment is to investigate one of the common nosocomial infections listed below: Common Nosocomial Infections: 1. Staphylococcus aureus 2. Pseudomonas aeruginosa 3. Escherichia coli 4. Clostridium difficile 5. Acinetobacter baumannii 6. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia 7. Mycobacterium tuberculosis 8. Enterococcus gallinarum (Vancomycin-resistant) 9. Legionella pneumophila (Legionnaires' disease) Write an essay answering that includes the following information. Include in-text citations and a reference list: a. Provide a description of the bacteria that causes the infection. Your description should include shape, grouping and gram stain. b. What are the signs and symptoms of the infection causes by your bacteria? c. What part of the body are most affected by the bacteria? d. How is the infection treated? Is there issue with it being antibiotic resistant? e. Statistical information: what is the infection rate (frequency) of infection for your organism? Final essays should be posted on weebly Reference: Nosocomial Infections & Hospital-Acquired Illness. (n.d). EHA Consulting Group, Inc. Retrieved from http://www.ehagroup.com/epidemiology/nosocomial-infections/
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Sandra Nkenchor
10/6/2021 06:20:55 am
The most interesting thing about this movie ‘HUNTING THE NIGHTMARE BACTARIA’ is how this bactaria isn’t just limited to the health care sector but putting the whole world is at risk. Take for Instance Ricci who was infected by NDM-1 in India and had to be moved to America for best cure, this put a lot of people at risk. Now what about the people that most have contacted this bacterial without even knowing it. That’s interesting.
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Sandra Nkenchor
10/6/2021 10:26:01 am
Staphylococcus aureus Infections
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Nicole Kirkwood
10/12/2021 04:19:28 am
I really enjoyed watching this video, Hunting Nightmare Bacteria. I had no clue that at least 23,000 people died every year from "super bugs". I knew that there were antibiotic resistant infections but this really opened my eyes on the crisis we are in. All of the stories in this video we full of insight but hearing of Addy and how her whole world change from a community acquired MRSA.
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Nicole Kirkwood
10/12/2021 06:08:52 am
Nicole Kirkwood
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Ryan Gregorakos
10/18/2021 11:50:33 pm
The most interesting/scary information to me was that the bacteria could spread anywhere. The first girl was said to have go it outside playing and by picking scabs. Others have traveled through drinking waters and through infections in wounds.
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Ryan Gregorakos
10/19/2021 01:24:40 pm
Staphylococcus aureus
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