• Write an essay that analyzes “The role of any chosen pathogen in human health and disease and public health”
• Using the knowledge you have gained throughout this course, your final paper must include the following:
• Appropriate microscopic, cultivation and non-cultivation methods for the chosen pathogen
• Importance of plasmids in bacterial genetics and in genetic engineering
• Human / microbe relationships
• Analysis of the virulence factors of microorganisms (include public health importance)
• Prevention and treatments strategies
