Quarter 4 Honors Project Check-In #2

Ann Nelson
1. With what signs/symptoms did your child present?
Vomiting, Diarrhea,bloody stool, stomach pain, and loss of appetite.
2. Fill out the chart below for each of the tests that you ordered for your baby. Feel free
to add rows if you ordered more than 3 tests.
Pathogen
Suspected

Tests Ordered for

Diagnosis

Results

What Do The
Results Imply?

Giardia Lamblia

Stool Test

Negative

Doesnt have
Giardia Lamblia

E. Coli

Stool Test

Positive

Has E. Coli

Hepatitis A

Blood test

Negative

Doesnt have
Hepatitis A.

3.

Based on the results of your tests, what diagnosis did you give to your baby?
The diagnosis is E. Coli.
a. What difficulties did you have with the diagnosis?
The difficulty finding the diagnosis was figuring out what was the
sickness.
b. What caused those difficulties?
Several pathogens had the same symptoms like Giardia Lamblia,
Hepatitis A, and etc.

4.

What is the treatment plan for your babys illness?

Everyday Health says, Resting and drinking lots of water.
a. Why are antibiotics used or not used in your treatment?
Everyday Health says, Antibiotics arent recommended because
it can triple your risk of developing HUS. HUS is a disease in which Shiga toxin
destroys red blood cells and platelets( which assist in blood clotting), eventually
causing kidney failure.
b. Whats the babys prognosis after treatment?
Infants have a greater risk of recovering badly which is the risk of
HUS and death, according to Patient.
c. What is the containment plan to keep your baby from spreading the
illness? Include in your answer information about the incubation period of the
illness and how long the baby is contagious.
Everyday Health says, E. coli doesn't typically spread between
people through coughing, kissing, or other normal, everyday interactions
between friends and family.However, you can pass the bacteria to another
person if you fail to take proper hygiene measures.

5.

What type of pathogen is causing the illness (Virus, Bacteria, Protist, Fungus)
According to WebMD E. Coli is a germ or bacterium, that lives in
the digestive tracts of humans and animals.
a. Is there a vaccine for this illness?

Quarter 4 Honors Project Check-In #2

Ann Nelson
According Dailymail Found strains of E.Coli are closely-related,
making a global vaccine possible and there is no vaccine but it could be a
vaccine for it possible in the future.
At what age can your baby receive the vaccine?
Since they have the illness, do they even need a vaccine to prevent future illnesses from
this same pathogen? Explain why or why not.
No, but you can prevent it by washing raw vegetables, serve adequate cooking of
meat, dont swim in contaminated water, wash clothing and hands.
List 3 Correctly-cited resources from which you found the information about infectious
disease in MLA format.
Works Cited
Bennington-Castro, Joseph. "E. Coli Treatment." EverydayHealth.com. 11 Apr. 2016. Web. 09
Dec. 2016.
"E. Coli Bacteria Infection Symptoms, Causes, Treatments." WebMD. WebMD. Web. 08 Dec.
2016.
MailOnline, Madlen Davies for. "Vaccine to Prevent 400,000 Deaths from Diarrhoea Each Year
Could Become a Reality - and It Could Even Help Prevent Food Poisoning ." Daily Mail
Online. Associated Newspapers, 11 Nov. 2014. Web. 10 Dec. 2016.