Question :
Identify an esoteric public health disease that people may not be familiar with. For example, you might select one of the following:
Bubonic Plague from prairie dogs
Hantavirus from a mouse in the Four Corners region
Water borne Shigellosis from beavers in the Pacific Northwest
Lyme disease
Rocky Mountain spotted fever, relapsing fever
Colorado tick fever
Ehrlichiosis
Babesiosis
Tularemia
Q fever
Western equine encephalitis, (WEE), eastern equine encephalitis (EEE), St. Louis encephalitis (SLE), California encephalitis (CE), La Crosse encephalitis, Venezuelan equine encephalitis (VEE), or Powassan encephalitis.
Ancylostomiasis (hookworm infections)
Giardiasis
Cryptosporidium infection
Entamoeba histolytica infection
Ascariasis
Trichuriasis
Shigellosis
Pontiac fever
Norwalk-like virus gastroenteritis
E. coli O157:H7 gastroenteritis
Naegleria and amebic meningoencephalitis
Chronic Wasting Disease
Research the available scientific literature about the public health disease you have selected. To get the latest epidemiological news go to ProMED Mail.
Write a 1,200 to 1,400-word paper which includes the natural history, epidemiology, treatment, public health considerations, and prevention of the disease. The paper should be written in APA format and include at least six scholarly references (scholarly does not include Wikipedia). The following resources may be helpful in formatting your paper:
APA Formatting and Style Guide from the OWL at Purdue
APA Citation Machine: Citation Machine is an interactive web tool designed to assist high school, college, and university students, their teachers, and independent researchers in their effort to respect other people''s intellectual properties.