Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin Resistant (MRSA)

1. Staphylococcus aureus, Methicillin Resistant (MRSA)

You must write a review of the news article contents, discuss what type of microorganism it is, and if the organism is in nature or is used in industry or causes disease. If it causes disease you must discuss transmission, increasing incidence, factors contributing to the spread of the organism, lab culturing, etc.

• You must provide a written review of a major news article focusing on your chosen microbe as your primary discussion!
• Find a main stream, media-based, mass-distributed news source where even Grandma gets her news, that reported your chosen microbe within the past year, as your main reference. Tell us the contents of this news articles in your own words, paraphrasing but remembering to provide the reference in text and in your list in APA format.
• You may use government-based or other scholarly references only as secondary information, to explain details missing above, such as, what kind of organism it is, the gram reaction, how the organism affects us, or follow -up information not known at the time of the news release but has been provided since that time .
• Your discussion should be well-written, in your own words, paraphrasing from only credible academic sources. You may not directly quote from your sources. You must also cite your credible academic reference sources in text and provide full end ref information in APA format. The initial post must be at least 300-400 words