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Antibiotic Resistant Microorganisms

Antibiotic Resistant Microorganisms. Should we be concerned?. The Story of A. baumanii , A.K.A., IRAQIBACTER, and other multi-drug resistant bacteria. On the Trail of a Killer Microbe. Before there were antibiotics, war was often associated with disease epidemics.

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Antibiotic Resistant Microorganisms

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  1. Antibiotic Resistant Microorganisms Should we be concerned? The Story of A. baumanii, A.K.A., IRAQIBACTER, and other multi-drug resistant bacteria.

  2. On the Trail of a Killer Microbe • Before there were antibiotics, war was often associated with disease epidemics. • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/0303/video-extr-q-350-04.html • Open “Killer Microbe T-F” • Answer each statement as true or false. Do this in BLUE.

  3. How do bacteria reproduce? • Which would you rather be given: • (a) $10 a day for one month; or • (b) one penny the first day of a month, double that amount on the second day, double that amount on the third day, and so on for the whole month. • Use the chart to calculate how much money you would have at the end of the month for each option. Which option gives you more $$$?

  4. Killer Microbe - Video • Follow the link on my website to access the PBS website. • After watching the video, find a partner and correct your response sheet, this time in GREEN. • With your partner, read “Acinetobacterbaumanii, Iraqibacter. • Answer the questions 3 and 4.

  5. Map of A. baumaniiinfections

  6. Development of Drug- Resistance • Unlike human beings who only pass genes from parent to offspring, bacteria have found several different ways to pass along their genes. • In recent years, scientists have learned that not only do mutations give bacteria their resistance to drugs, but resistance genes can be passed from one species of bacteria to a completely different species in a process called conjugation.

  7. Bacterial • Animation showing the acquisition of bacterial resistance in S. pneumoniae, the most common cause of serious bacterial infection in the US . • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/survival/clock/ • Watch the animation on bacterial conjugation. • http://www.hhmi.org/biointeractive/bacterial-conjugation

  8. Reading • Read “Antibiotic Resistance” • Answer question 5.

  9. Antibiotic-Resistant Staph • “Arms Race With a Superbug” Timeline • Answer questions 6 and 7

  10. Tuberculosis • We will watch the video, “Why Does Evolution Matter Now” • http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/evolution/library/11/2/e_s_6.html • Answer questions 8, 9, and 10.

  11. Public Health Alert • You and your partner will create a public health pamphlet or advertising slogan and campaign poster to alert the public about the potential problems caused by the overuse of antibiotics. • Explain that antibiotic resistance is often a result of overuse and misuse of antibiotics. • Include how hospitals and clinics play a role in creating antibiotic-resistant strains of bacteria • Include one example organism and the preventative measures that people can follow to avoid infection.

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