Epidemic Report: Malaria, Covid-9, Cholera, Swine Fever, SARS, etc (Descriptive Essay)

Epidemic Report: Malaria, Covid-9, Cholera, Swine Fever, SARS, etc (Descriptive Essay)

Topics that may be included in this part of the assignment: etiology, description of the pathogens
(morphology, nutritional and environmental requirements) life cycle (if applicable) epidemiology,
symptomatology, vectors (if any), what type of disease or infection it causes, or does it have any
industrial, pharmacological applications, epidemiology, symptoms, vectors (if any), treatment,
prevention.
References are a must! – If you use the Internet, you must provide all the information regarding
the source where you got the information from and using the correct format (Chicago) You may
use scientific magazines, medical and nursing journals, the Internet (only if reliable sources such
as; CDC, WHO, the Dept. of Health, scientific articles from ASM or other reputable journals Absolutely no Wikipedia allowed or bogus websites). (Links alone will lose points) – Papers
without references will not be graded. Plagiarism will result on a falling grade for the project.
Report Format:
● Font: Times New Roman Size 12
● Pages: at least 3 pages,not including the cover page and references page)
● Margins: 1”
● Space: instead of double space (Chicago), follow 1.5
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● Don’t forget to paraphrase: remember that we do not quote in science
● Format: Chicago Style Guide Student-Tip-Sheets
● Age of References: preferable < 2 years
● Acceptable References: scientific magazines, medical and nursing journals, the Internet (only if
reliable sources such as; CDC, WHO, the Dept. of Health, etc.).
● Works cited page: the last page of your paper should list the works cited in your paper; make
sure to refer to the Chicago-style guidelines