3. Using a specific microbial organism of your choice, discuss the most common mechanism of transmission for the organism, the most common disease(s) caused by that organism, and the four
components of disease transmission (spread, length of infection, most common order of infection, and
disease transmission) for that specific disease.
4. You are working in the ER when you have a patient arrive complaining of "a cold that will not go
away. You know there has been a recent outbreak of Luminumi sp., which is a Gram + bacterial infection
that can linger in the sinuses and upper respiratory tract. From start to finish, how would you diagnose
and treat this patient? Be sure to discuss at least two samples you would collect and why, two
diagnostic techniques you would use and how they work/ how you use them, a treatment that you
WOULD NOT use and why, as well as a treatment that you WOULD use and why.
5. Compare and contrast antimicrobial medications, disinfectants, OR antiseptics (you are choosing two
from the three listed). Discuss two similarities and three differences between the two treatments you
have chosen, as well as a specific example of each (Example: medication or product name).