Concept explainers
a.
To choose:
An example of a battle or other human activity such as exploration of new territory and determine the impact of microorganisms which are either indigenous or transported to the region on that activity.
Introduction:
There are so many examples in history which shows the loss of struggle of one group of people against another group. Some of the examples are tetanus and World War II, world trade travel and the bubonic plague spreading across Europe in the 14th century, malaria and the building of Panama Canal, ergotism, and Spanish conquistadors aided by smallpox.
b.
To discuss:
The effects that the microbes had on the outcome in the given example.
Concept introduction:
There are so many examples in history which shows the loss of struggle of one group of people against another group. Some of their examples are tetanus and World War II, world trade travel and the bubonic plague spreading across Europe in the 14th century, malaria and the building of Panama Canal, ergotism, and Spanish conquistadors aided by smallpox.
c.
To suggest:
Whether the advent of antibiotics, food storage and preparation technology, or sterilization technology would have made a difference in the outcome?
Concept introduction:
There are so many examples in history which shows the loss of struggle of one group of people against another group. Some of their examples are tetanus and World War II, world trade travel and the bubonic plague spreading across Europe in the 14th century, malaria and the building of Panama Canal, ergotism, and Spanish conquistadors aided by smallpox.
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Prescott's Microbiology
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