If You Had the Ability to Genetically Engineer a Pathogenic

question 32

Essay

If you had the ability to genetically engineer a pathogenic bacterium, what features would you include? Choose a portal of entry and a portal of exit for your pathogen. Then choose three virulence factors from at least two the following areas: toxins, adhesins, invasins, acquisition of nutrients, and avoidance of the immune system, and describe how each factor will help your bacterium survive in the host. Your virulence factors should make sense for the portals of entry and exit that you chose.

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Definitions:

Deindividuation

A psychological state where an individual loses self-awareness and personal responsibility, often occurring within groups and leading to uninhibited behaviors.

Zimbardo

Refers to Philip Zimbardo, an American psychologist known for his Stanford prison experiment, exploring the psychological effects of perceived power.

Crowd-as-group

A collection of individuals who are present at the same location or event, but act with a shared purpose or group identity.

Crowd-as-mad

The stereotypical view that crowds are irrational, emotional, and capable of violence, overlooking the potential for rational collective behavior.