What's Happening to My Body When I'm Sick?

Introduction

The majority of the information in this grant should be understood by most contemporary biologists. There are some more epidemiological aspects or microbiological aspects that are more specific and may require some additional information to be able to fully understand the scope of the unit. In particular, the process and mechanism of gram stains may need further exploration before the application to this lesson. The University of Pennsylvania Health System has a good write up about the history, methods, and examples of gram stains. This is their website: http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/bugdrug/antibiotic_manual/gram.htm. This unit utilizes the basics of epidemiology as the application of the information learned throughout the lesson. The students will need to use their knowledge and learned information to figure out an unknown disease. For those unfamiliar with the concepts of epidemiology, Wikipedia has an excellent webpage about epidemiology that can be of use for those trying to understand the evaluation aspect of this unit. Wikipedia’s webpage can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemiology.