What is a vaccine? Is there currently a vaccine available? How is a vaccine different from a treatment for people who have the virus?

Check Additional Materials refer to attachments below Please but also read the order description box for details of what exactly needs to be included in the term paper.
The report must include the following elements and always answer scientifically.
1. Introduction
– What is “coronavirus”? What does COVID-19 mean?
– What does “pandemic” mean?
– What are the symptoms of COVID-19?
– For COVID-19, what is the mortality rate for these different groups in New York
City? (note: You can’t directly compare the number of people who die, since there can
be a lot more people in one group than in another. In order to compare, use deaths
per 100,000.
– different ages
– men vs. women
– different race/ethnicities
– patients that have been placed on ventilators
– What is a vaccine? Is there currently a vaccine available? How is a vaccine
different from a treatment for people who have the virus?
– Which countries have the highest mortality rate from COVID-19? (again, compare
death rate/100,000 people.
– What is the mortality rate in the United States of America?
2. How does COVID-19 affect our bodies? Use your understanding of anatomy and
physiology to explain each of the following:
– how does it affect the chemistry and/or the biochemistry of the body?
(this could include changes in any of the following: body electrolytes, pH, proteins,
carbohydrates, DNA, RNA or lipids)
– how does it affect the body cells, tissues, serous or mucous membranes?
– which organs and organ-systems are most affected? (include 2 or more organ
systems)
3. Biological pros of social distancing during the pandemic
4. Biological cons of social distancing during the pandemic (include a discussion of herd
immunity)
5. Reflect on the biology that you have learned about COVID-19. Based on this
knowledge, what is your opinion on this matter? Should we be socially distancing?
6. Share your own experiences with the COVID illness. If you have not had direct
experience, you can speak to friends and family to learn about the actual experiences of
people you know and ask them if it could be anonymously shared in your report.
Allowed References – report must be based on at least 3 reliable references. Provided below
are reliable sites. If you want to use another article or reference from a different source,
check with Prof. Campbell before using it in your paper.
Since new information is constantly coming in about COVID-19, use information that has
been recently reported (within the last 6 weeks). The more recent, the better.
Recommended Reliable Sources
• World Health Organization (international)
• Center for Disease Control
• National Institute of Health
• National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
• Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center
• Scientific American
• New York Times
• BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation)
• Wall Street Journal
• The Washington Post

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