Week 4 Discussion BIO2071 MICROBIOLOGY LAB
The discussion assignment provides a forum for discussing relevant topics for this week based on the course competencies covered.
To support your work, use your course and text readings and also use outside sources. As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.
Start reviewing and responding to the postings of your classmates as early in the week as possible. Respond to at least two of your classmates. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion.
Organisms Causing Parasitic Disease
Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research about organisms that cause parasitic disease.
Based on your research, respond to the following:
- What are the types of organisms that can cause parasitic diseases in the human being? Explain at least four such organisms.
- What are the different routes that pathogenic protozoans can use to enter the host?
- What are three methods for establishing a laboratory diagnosis of an intestinal parasitic infection? Explain.
Submission Details:
- Post your response to the Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Respond to at least two posts by the end of the week.