Assignment: Measles Outbreak
Submit a paper describing the characteristics of the pathogen in your case study ( Measles Outbreak (MMWR article: ). Be sure to include the following critical elements:
· Identify the type of pathogen and its particular characteristics, justifying your identification. How did you identify the type of pathogen?
· Describe the ecological principles of the pathogen and how these principles affect the likelihood of control.
· Describe how the pathogen negatively impacts the health of the community. How is the pathogen transmitted and how is this related to the pathogen's composition?
· Differentiate between how biological, chemical, and physical agents affect human health. What specific characteristics exist for the different agents?
· Assess how mitigation strategies differ between biological, chemical, and physical agents, and explain why. How do the specific characteristics of the agents inform the mitigation strategies? Provide examples related to your specific biologic agent.
· As this is a biological agent, describe the specific precautions or strategies that must be taken into account in mitigating this specific agent. What special precautions must be considered when attempting to mitigate biologic agents?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.