Microbe and Immunology Assignment PDF
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Running head: Microbe and Immunology
Microbe and Immunology
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Microbe and Immunology
Name of the Student:
Name of the University:
Author’s Note:
Microbe and Immunology1
1) The entire world is currently faced with the infectious and deadly
COVID 19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2.
a) Describe the concerns of healthcare workers in the context of
nosocomial infection during this pandemic, the route of transmission
and provide three important preventive measures to avoid being
infected.
Answer
During the pandemic of coronavirus-19, the risk of acquiring
nosocomial infection was thought to be one of the prevalent aspects for
healthcare professionals all over the world. However, since the virus is
droplet borne; thus, the risk of infection is less as compared to airborne
infections. The three important preventive measures that help in avoiding
the infection are wearing surgical masks and personal protection
equipment, handwashing at regular interval and environmental hygiene.
b) Briefly explain two molecular diagnostic tests and state the purpose to
determine whether
i) a person is infected and/or a carrier ( 3 marks)
ii) a person was infected but no longer a carrier ( 3 marks)
Answer
The molecular diagnostic test that would help in the determination of
whether a person is infected and or carrier is nucleic acid amplification
technology that can be coupled with PCR or fixed microarray. This is a
new approach for the detection of respiratory virus (Barratt et al. 2017).
1) The entire world is currently faced with the infectious and deadly
COVID 19 pandemic caused by SARS-CoV-2.
a) Describe the concerns of healthcare workers in the context of
nosocomial infection during this pandemic, the route of transmission
and provide three important preventive measures to avoid being
infected.
Answer
During the pandemic of coronavirus-19, the risk of acquiring
nosocomial infection was thought to be one of the prevalent aspects for
healthcare professionals all over the world. However, since the virus is
droplet borne; thus, the risk of infection is less as compared to airborne
infections. The three important preventive measures that help in avoiding
the infection are wearing surgical masks and personal protection
equipment, handwashing at regular interval and environmental hygiene.
b) Briefly explain two molecular diagnostic tests and state the purpose to
determine whether
i) a person is infected and/or a carrier ( 3 marks)
ii) a person was infected but no longer a carrier ( 3 marks)
Answer
The molecular diagnostic test that would help in the determination of
whether a person is infected and or carrier is nucleic acid amplification
technology that can be coupled with PCR or fixed microarray. This is a
new approach for the detection of respiratory virus (Barratt et al. 2017).
Microbe and Immunology2
The diagnosis for detected a person was an infection and no more
extended a carrier is a rapid molecular assay that is used for diagnosis
and useful as it has a shorter isolation time.
c) Based on your knowledge on immunology and vaccine design, provide
a strategy to elicit therapy/protection to the infected and non-infected
respectively, explain your answer in the context of passive immunity
and active immunity.( 4 marks)
Answer
The most important protection strategies that need to adopted by
the infected and non-infected healthcare worker is to use PPE, maintain
hygiene and strictly abide by the rules and regulations of the World Health
Organization. As it is known that there is no vaccine designed so far and it
is under trial; thus, the strategies of the infected workers to be treated
with uttermost care and the non-infected need to be careful.
The diagnosis for detected a person was an infection and no more
extended a carrier is a rapid molecular assay that is used for diagnosis
and useful as it has a shorter isolation time.
c) Based on your knowledge on immunology and vaccine design, provide
a strategy to elicit therapy/protection to the infected and non-infected
respectively, explain your answer in the context of passive immunity
and active immunity.( 4 marks)
Answer
The most important protection strategies that need to adopted by
the infected and non-infected healthcare worker is to use PPE, maintain
hygiene and strictly abide by the rules and regulations of the World Health
Organization. As it is known that there is no vaccine designed so far and it
is under trial; thus, the strategies of the infected workers to be treated
with uttermost care and the non-infected need to be careful.
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