Activity 1.1.

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Investigation Day 3
Additional patient information is collected at the infirmary. The general lab and the
molecular lab return test results for the patients not infected with bacterial meningitis.
Anthony
Anthony is becoming impatient and says he just needs an antibiotic and he will be fine.
His throat culture samples have not revealed an infectious bacterium. The lab returned
the following sequence data:
cgcgtttatc ttgcccgggc tcaacctttc agaaagcact cctaattagc cctcatagat
tcggagaaac caaaggaaac tcagctccct tgataataag ggaacctttt attgcttgtg
gaccaaatga atgcaaacac tttgctctaa cccattatgc agcccaacca gggggatact
acaatggaac aagaggagac agaaacaagc tgaggcatct aatttcagtc aaattgggca
Wanda
Wanda has become so tired that she can not even make it to class. Her roommate has
been kind enough to take notes for her. Her glands are still extremely swollen. The lab
returned the following sequence data:
ttgtggcggc atcatgtttt tggcatgtgt acttgtcctt atcgtcgacg ctgttttgca
gctgagtccc ctccttggag ctgtaactgt ggtttccatg acgctgctgc tactggcttt
cgtcctctgg ctctcttcgc cagggggcct aggtactctt ggtgcagccc ttttaacgtt
ggcagcaggt aagccacacg tgtgacattg cttgcctttt tgccacatgt tttctggaca
caggactaac catgccatct ctgattatag ctctggcact gctagcgtca ctgattttgg
gcacacttaa cttgactaca atgttccttc
Maggie
Maggie can hardly swallow and she certainly can not sing. She is still running a high
fever. She has been drinking lots of juice and taking vitamin supplements, but sleeping
seems to be her only relief. Bacteria cultures have revealed an infectious pathogen. The
lab returned the following sequence data:
atgaatatta gaaataagat tgaaaatagt aaaacactac tatttacatc ccttgtagcc
gtggctctac taggagctac acaaccagtt tcagccgaaa cgtatacatc acgcaatttt
gactggtctg gagatgactg gcctgaagat gactggtctg gagatggttt gtctaaatat

Arnie
Arnie had to walk out of photography class yesterday as he was coughing so much. He
gets the chills easily and he sees his overall energy beginning to decline. The lab
returned the following sequence data:
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agcagaagca gagcatcttc tcaaaactga ggcaaatagg ccaaaaatga acaatgctac

cttcaactat acaaacgtta accctatttc tcacatcagg gggagtatta ttatcactat
atgtgtcagc ttcattgtca tacttactat attcggatat attgctaaaa ttttcaccaa
cagaaataac tgcaccaaca atgccattgg attgtgcaaa cgcatcaaat gttcaggctg
tgaaccgttc tgcaacaaaa ggggtgacac ttcttctccc agaaccggag tggacatacc
Alvin
Alvin refused to have any samples taken and walked out of the office. You did, however,
note that Wanda met him outside of the infirmary with a hot cup of coffee.

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