Assessment of Current Technologies and Treatments for Emerging Infectious Diseases: Are We Prepared? The purpose of this assignment is to critically examine existing biotechnology applications that are used to make advances at the molecular level in biosciences research used for disease prevention or mitigation.
Apply your knowledge of cellular and molecular processes and current laboratory techniques and therapies to effectively propose a plausible effort to mitigate the next outbreak. Emerging infectious diseases are a global public health concern. Diseases that were once endemic to other countries such as Zika virus, SARs-Co-V2, and other pathogens have now become resident agents of infection in the U.S.
Research and compare the current technologies and treatments that are currently available to detect and treat these agents. Also consider reported disease outbreaks that are currently trending not necessarily in the U.S. but abroad. Ask are we prepared against these agents of infection and if not what technologies and treatments do we need? Include three pathogens to conduct your assessment for detection capabilities and treatment- two pathogens that have caused epidemics in the U.S. and one that has caused an epidemic currently outside the U.S.