1. Locate information on MRSA, VISA, VRE, and PPNG. What do the acronyms stand for and what is the current status of these drug-resistant cocci?
2. Many websites are devoted to descriptions, images, and other coverage of infectious diseases. Here are some suggestions for explorations relevant to this chapter, but don’t limit yourself to these:
a. http://www.biointeractive.org/. Watch the video clip about flesh-eating disease and review the discussion points.
b. http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dastir/gedir/. Use this website to follow the epidemiology of gonorrhea and syphilis (case rates, status, current outbreaks).
c. http://www.musa.org/men_coll.html or http://www.acha.org/projects_programs/men.cfm
You be the detective. Go to these or other websites to research the link between increased risk for meningococcal meningitis and college students or military personnel. Write a summary of your findings.
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