1. Use the Internet to locate information on salmonellosis and shigellosis. Make a comparison table of the two pathogens, including basic characteristics, epidemiology, pathology, and symptoms.
2. You be the detective. Locate recent information on outbreaks of Pseudomonas infections. Write a short paper that details the usual sources of infection and types of diseases that predominate in these reports.
3. Explore these websites for case studies in enteric diseases and try your hand at diagnosis.
a. http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/museum/exhibit99/a_2.html
b. http://www.info.med.yale.edu/labmed/casestudies/casestudy.html
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