250 WORDS MIN. You have recently been awarded a well-earned Ph.D. in Microbiology and

250 WORDS MIN.

You have recently been awarded a well-earned Ph.D. in Microbiology and are an esteemed expert in antibiotic resistance. You have been asked to focus your energy and discourse and explain antibiotic resistance to ONE of the following:

1. The executives of National Cattlemen's Beef Association.
2. Parents of a 6-year old boy with Community Acquired-MRSA
3. An immigrant from India with XDR-TB
4. Nursing home facility sanitation staff

In your initial post, briefly explain what antibiotic resistance is, where it comes from, and why it is an issue. Then propose potential solutions and/or precautions. Be persuasive.

To complete this discussion, respond to other initial posts:

• As a Ph.D. with expertise in bacterial resistance, your objective is to reduce antibiotic resistance and educate your audience. Before you write, consider how your audience might respond. What questions might they have? How would you explain ways to counter antibiotic resistance in each case?
• The goal of this discussion forum is to develop a complete picture of how each of these scenarios is unique and would require a unique approach as you confer with your classmates.
•  250 words and must substantively integrate the assigned readings from the module with properAPA (Links to an external site.)style formatting// You may use additional sources and materials as long as they are relevant to the discussion and cited properly.