For BioMathChem: Microbiology

PART three: investigate and apply

Access the Public Diseases & Conditions A-Z Index on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/DiseasesConditions/ Scroll down to the section titled Top Requested Diseases & Conditions. Review the list of diseases that the general public is most frequently requesting information about. You will notice some familiar diseases from your assigned readings. Click on at least one microbe-related skin disease (excluding sexually transmitted diseases) and complete the following activity.

Read the information on the CDC site and provide a brief, 1-2 paragraph summary of the skin condition. Include the following in your description:

· The skin condition

· The microbe causing the condition

· Which structures of the integumentary system are affected—Use one or more structures included in Part Two. (SEE ATTACHED)

· Who is at risk

· How serious the disease is

[Type your paragraph in the space below]