{"id":25165,"date":"2024-05-10T18:09:06","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T18:09:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/disease-national-notifiable-diseases-surveillance-systems-nndss-paper-guidelines\/"},"modified":"2024-05-10T18:09:06","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T18:09:06","slug":"disease-national-notifiable-diseases-surveillance-systems-nndss-paper-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"questions","link":"https:\/\/www.writemyessays.app\/blog\/questions\/disease-national-notifiable-diseases-surveillance-systems-nndss-paper-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Disease [National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance Systems (NNDSS)] Paper Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"
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BIOSCI197: PATHOGEN RESEARCH PAPER<\/span>
Disease [National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance Systems (NNDSS)]<\/span>
Paper Guidelines<\/span><\/span>
I.<\/span> <\/span>Submit your paper via BlackBoard under Module 5<\/span> <\/span>\u2192<\/span> <\/span>Lecture Content<\/span><\/span>
II.<\/span> <\/span>Collecting Data<\/span>: Use the following instructions to collect morbidity data (2022 and 2023) for your selected disease:<\/span>
A. Go to the \u201cCDC WONDER\u201d website: http:\/\/wonder.cdc.gov\/<\/span><\/span>
B. Under the \u201cWONDER Systems\u201d tab and under \u201cOther Query Systems,\u201d click on \u201cNNDSS Weekly Tables\u201d.<\/span><\/span>
C. Click \u201cChange Year\/Week\u201d. Select Year = 2023 and Week = 01. Click \u201cChange to Selected Year\/Week\u201d.<\/span> <\/span>NOTE:<\/span>
You can get data for both 2022 and 2023 from the 2023 table.<\/span><\/span>
D. Find your disease in the list and click on PDF (this should open the PDF in a new tab in your browser). Locate<\/span>
the 2 columns headings \u201cCum 2022\u201d and \u201cCum 2023.\u201d Record the cumulative # of cases for the corresponding year on<\/span>
your data sheets. NOTE: You will need to decide whether you will collect data for the entire U.S. or just one state. You will<\/span>
make this decision based on the # cases in week 1. The general rule is: >1000 cases in U.S. for week 1, then pick a state; <<\/span>
1000 cases in week 1, then do the entire U.S.<\/span><\/span>
E. You can find each week for the year by clicking on the \u201cnext\u201d button when on the site listing all the pathogens.<\/span>
Construct a data table with your morbidity data. The columns will be, \u201cWeek\u201d, \u201cCumulative totals 2022\u201d and \u201cCumulative<\/span>
totals 2023\u201d. The rows will have the week # listed (1-52), followed by your data for cumulative totals.<\/span><\/span>
III.<\/span> <\/span>Graphing Your Data<\/span>: You will be constructing a graph using the two data sets (2022 and 2023) you have collected from<\/span>
the CDC website. Graphs must be prepared by computer (use Excel or Google Sheets). Your graph will have two lines<\/span>
(one for 2022 and one for 2023). Plot the number of weeks on the X-axis and the cumulative totals on the Y-axis. Label<\/span>
the axes (cumulative totals, weeks), include legends (make sure to distinguish using different colors or pattern, the data<\/span>
from 2022 & 2023). Include title: \u201cCumulative Totals for (disease name) in 2022 and 2023\u201d: The graph will have 52 data<\/span>
points for each year.<\/span><\/span>
IV.<\/span> <\/span>Paper:<\/span><\/span>
A. Double-spaced lines, Calibri or Times New Roman font, and font size 12.<\/span><\/span>
B. Standard 1 inch margins (1 inch on all sides – top, bottom, and sides).<\/span><\/span>
C. You must use page numbers.<\/span><\/span>
D. You are responsible for correct grammar and spelling. Please use the spelling\/grammar check feature of your<\/span>
word processor and proofread your paper before submitting. This applies to scientific terms too. All scientific names of<\/span>
organisms must be italicized (or underlined for handwritten portions), with the genus name starting with a capital letter<\/span>
& species name starting with a lowercase letter. After the full genus and species name is given in the paper once<\/span>
(<\/span>Staphylococcus aureus<\/span>), it can be abbreviated (<\/span>S. aureus<\/span>), but is still italicized.<\/span><\/span>
E. Research and write a short paper (3-4 pages max, not including title page, table, graph, references) on your<\/span>
disease.<\/span><\/span>
F. Title page that includes: Class name, your name, pathogen name and disease name, date.<\/span>
G. There should be an introduction that introduces us to your organism along with what you will discuss in the<\/span>
paper and why it is important.<\/span>
H. Body should include (You can divide this up into sections, start each as a new paragraph. Give the paragraphs<\/span>
titles like \u201cEpidemiology\u201d which have been underlined below). Follow the questions below for guidance: i. Introduction<\/span>
to the disease and causative organism: What is the name of the disease? What is the name of the pathogen that causes<\/span>
this disease?<\/span>
ii. Characteristics of the pathogen: What are some of the characteristics of this pathogen (whether<\/span>
bacterium, virus, protozoan; bacterial Gram type, cell shape or viral structure, genetic makeup, virulence factors,<\/span>
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iii. Characteristics of the host: What type of organism does it infect? How does it enter the body? (portal<\/span>
of entry)<\/span>
iv. Signs and symptoms: What are the signs and symptoms, how long does the disease last?<\/span>
v. Pathogenesis: What is the body system involved? How does the microbe cause disease? (describe<\/span>
damage to tissues). (Your textbook is a good resource for what kind of information goes in the pathogenesis section.<\/span>
Look up the \u2018disease chapters\u2019 in the book.)<\/span>
vi. Epidemiology: How is the disease spread (mode of transmission)? Is there a vector (such as an insect)<\/span>
that is known to carry the disease? Explain how the vector influences its spread keeping in mind the vector\u2019s life<\/span>
cycle. Is there a certain portion of the population (a certain age group) that is affected more? What other factors<\/span>
(culture, economics etc.) affect the disease? Briefly describe what you have learned concerning the morbidity rate<\/span>
from the analysis of your data. Briefly describe the cumulative graph. Is there a steady increase in the number of<\/span>
cases of the disease throughout each year studied? Why or why not? Does the graph plateau (no significant increase)<\/span>
for a certain time in the year (several weeks)? If it does, why do you think that might be?<\/span>
vii. Treatment and Prevention: Is the disease deadly? Once you contract this disease, is it curable? What<\/span>
are the treatments and prognosis for this disease? (Give specific names of drugs used) How can it be prevented? Are<\/span>
there any vaccines?<\/span>
viii. Conclusion: Must state why this organism is interesting and the highlights of what you discovered<\/span>
and what the future might hold for this organism<\/span>
ix. Results: This should include both the data table and the graph you will have constructed.<\/span>
I. References (on a separate page). The references list should be numbered, and the works should be cited within the<\/span>
text (called an \u201cin-text\u201d reference) using these numbers (put the number within parentheses at the end of the<\/span>
sentence). References should be arranged alphabetically by the last name of the first author (if known) or web<\/span>
address (complete link), followed by the title of the article (in \u201c\u201d), followed by the name of the book\/journal<\/span>
(italicize), and year.<\/span>
J. Originality of your work is most important. Paraphrasing i.e. writing in your own words should be carefully<\/span>
done and whenever any reference is used it should be cited. Avoid quoting directly and write in your own words.<\/span>
Whenever you use someone else\u2019s information\/work, you must cite the reference.<\/span>
K<\/span>. Any indication of plagiarism counts as academic misconduct and will result in action taken against the student<\/span>
and a zero (0) on the paper.<\/span>
Examples of Graph:<\/span><\/p>\n
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