Micro essay question for test
Two potentially serious bacterial diseases are Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) and cholera.
(a) What is the causative agent of RMSF? In your own words, give a description of the causative agent and the disease. Be sure to include general characteristics of the microbe, how the disease is transmitted, a general description of the disease, and some ways you can avoid being infected.
(b) What is the causative agent of cholera? In your own words, give a description of the causative agent and the disease. Be sure to include general characteristics of the microbe, how the disease is transmitted, a general description of the disease, and some ways you can avoid being infected.
(c) Why do you think it would be more difficult to rid a community of RMSF than cholera?