Microbiology/Parasitology Completion Requirements: May 2020

1. WRITTEN EXAM:
• Chapter 4 (A Survey of Prokaryotic Cells and Microorganisms)
▪ Differentiate Flagella, Fimbriae, and Pili according to Structure and Function and
identify at least 2 prokaryotic cells that contain each of the appendages.
▪ What is the importance of endospores to bacterial survival? How about its
medical significance? Identify 3 bacteria that produce endospores and what
disease/illness each cause.
▪ Reading Assignment: The human microbiome: Me, myself, and us
▪ Supplemental YouTube Videos: TedTalk by Bonnie Bassler: How bacteria "talk"
• Chapter 5 (A Survey of Eukaryotic Cells and Microorganisms)
▪ State a disease caused by each of the following protozoans and indicate their
means of motility and how they are transmitted to humans:
o Entamoeba histolytica
o Acanthamoeba
o Giardia lamblia
o Trichomonas vaginalis
o Trypanosoma brucei-gambiens
o Balantidium coli
o Plasmodium species
o Toxoplasma gondii
o Cryptosporidium
▪ Supplemental YouTube Videos: Miracle Therapy: Fecal Transplants
• You can write your answers on a clean sheet of paper and send as photo or submit file in
WORD format.
• Submit your activities to me as a message thru FB messenger. Please include your FULL
NAME in the message.

2. RESEARCH ACTIVITY:
• 3-5 minute Individual Video Presentation on the known Facts and Figures of SARS-COV
2 (COVID 19).
• Guide Questions:
▪ Causative Agent
▪ Pathophysiology
▪ Mode of Transmission
▪ Signs and Symptoms (Divide into stages, if there are)
▪ Prevention and cure
▪ Testing
▪ Pandemic timeline
▪ World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines
▪ Student Recommendations on Prevention and Cure
• Post your Video Presentation on our FB GROUP PAGE and please include your FULL
NAME in the caption.

Prepared by: Romnick Z. Hidalgo RN, MAN, MB

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