15 Aug Epidemics in History Discussion
Each student must post (1) substantial initial post with a minimum of 250 words. All posts and replies must contain at least (2) professional references, one may be the course textbook, properly cited in the current APA format.
Discussion Topic
Describe one of the worst infectious disease outbreaks in history. Identify the causative microorganism. Using the resources available on the Internet, describe in detail how this organism would be identified in a modern laboratory today. Please specify the type of specimen to be studied and the exact tests that would be used for preliminary and final identification. Please describe the appropriate treatments that are available today.
