11/15/2006

• Case 1: Jennifer and Nathan

• Case 2: Linda and Marlana

• Case 3: Austine and  Matthew

• Case 4:: Franki and  Kevin

• Megaloblastic anemia case: Justin and Sara

For every case with an infectious agent we are going to try and answer the following questions.

1.Describe the offending organism of this case, its morphologic, cultural characteristics  and their normal habitat and life cycle..

2. Describe succinctly the disease this patient represents

3. What kinds of hosts are susceptible?

4. How do these organisms gain access to humans?

5. How do they invade and spread in humans?

6. What defenses humans have against these organisms?

7. How do these organisms able to overcome human defenses?

8. What is the end result of this battle between organisms and humans. Describe the pathological consequences of this battle?

9. How do you diagnose this infection?

10. What will be your therapeutic strategy?

11. How can you prevent its occurrence? How can you prevent it from spreading to others? How can you prevent its recurrence?

12. What are the other clinical infections with these organisms?