MBIO 2305 SPECIAL PROJECT

“Facts, not Fear. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)”.

Use the following outline to write a report (3 pages maximum) on the current COVID-19 outbreak. Use yourcourse materials AND web-based materials to find the necessary current information. Please follow the APA format and upload your report into the provided Turnitin link.

1- Define COVID-19. Is this disease caused by a virus? If so, which one?
2- Symptoms and complications: describe the early symptoms, disease progression, and possible outcomes.
3- Reservoir: describe the presumptive sources.
4- Transmission: how does this virus spread among human populations?
5- People at risk: what are the populations at risk of infection? Which populations are at high risk of severedisease?
6- Recent outbreaks: describe the current epidemiology in the US: number of infections reported to date,countries around the world where the virus is circulating, actions taken to stop the disease spread.
7- Treatment. How is the disease treated?
8- Prevention. How can you reduce the risk of infection?
9- Public Health. What are local governments doing to minimize overwhelming the health systems?

Suggested sources of information:

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html

References:

You must reference any information you report in a paper or lab report that you would not know from personal, first-hand experience. So, unless you’re describing data that you collected, you need to cite a source for the information. If you don’t you are guilty of plagiarism, which could result in your expulsion from the university.