http://www.nsta.org/publications/news/story.aspx?id=54441
Students also started a hands-on genetics activity where they are creating a karyotype of male and female chromosomes.
MRSA and the Science Classroom Article
Reading Questions
1. Where can “staph” bacteria be found (be detailed and specific)?
2. How are “staph” infections spread?
3. The initials MRSA are shorthand for the name ___________________.
4. Explain how MRSA became resistant to methicillin.
5. How many people died in 2005 because of MRSA infections?
6. Why is MRSA now recognized to be a widespread community health problem?
7. How many student deaths from MRSA occurred in 2007?
8. If MRSA is not identified and treated early, what can happen during the course of the infection?
9. Jim Henson (creator of the Muppets) died of MRSA pneumonia. Name an actor who died from a MRSA infection.
10. Draw the shape of Staphylococcus aureus and tell what classification group of bacteria to which it belongs.
More information about antibiotic resistance can be found on my previous post.
Update in the news: Delaware woman treated for rare antibiotic-resistance infection:
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100415/HEALTH/4150342/1113/Delaware-woman-treated-for-rare-antibiotic-resistant-infection
Reading Questions
1. Where can “staph” bacteria be found (be detailed and specific)?
2. How are “staph” infections spread?
3. The initials MRSA are shorthand for the name ___________________.
4. Explain how MRSA became resistant to methicillin.
5. How many people died in 2005 because of MRSA infections?
6. Why is MRSA now recognized to be a widespread community health problem?
7. How many student deaths from MRSA occurred in 2007?
8. If MRSA is not identified and treated early, what can happen during the course of the infection?
9. Jim Henson (creator of the Muppets) died of MRSA pneumonia. Name an actor who died from a MRSA infection.
10. Draw the shape of Staphylococcus aureus and tell what classification group of bacteria to which it belongs.
More information about antibiotic resistance can be found on my previous post.
Update in the news: Delaware woman treated for rare antibiotic-resistance infection:
http://www.delawareonline.com/article/20100415/HEALTH/4150342/1113/Delaware-woman-treated-for-rare-antibiotic-resistant-infection
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