Microbiology

Choose a microbial disease associated with one of the human body systems:

Integumentary System and Eyes

Nervous System

Cardiovascular and Lymphatic Systems

Respiratory System

Digestive System

Genitourinary System

Between 300-400 words describing the pathogen and the disease it causes. Be sure to include what type of pathogen it is, how the pathogen is transmitted, how it enters the body, the course of disease, how many people are affected by this pathogen, where in the world it occurs, how the pathogen is diagnosed by the physician and identified in the lab (eg: gram stain or other pertinent staining, lab media used for isolation etc.), treatment, and anything else interesting about your disease agent.

Use paraphrased reference information presented in APA format.

Please make sure the you choose a microbial disease that is NOT any of the ones listed below:

Ancyclostoma duodenale

Corynebacterium diphtheriae

Leptospira interrogans

Molluscum Contagiosum Virus

Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Neisseria meningitidis

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Streptococcus pneumoniae

Streptococcus pyogenes

Toxoplasma gondii

Trichophyton mentagrophytes

Yesinia pestis.