nline Instructions You will be placed into small groups to complete this discussion activity. As a group, you are expected to review the case study, discuss the prompts, and post a summary of your findings together. Record your virtual group meeting and place the link to the meeting recording on your post to verify group attendance and participation. 1. Set up a time to meet with your group to complete this assignment. (Remember to record your virtual meeting.) 2. During the meeting, review the Protecting Patients and Ourselves Case Study below: A 65-year-old female is driven to the hospital emergency room with severe shortness of breath, cough, and fever. She is also complaining of muscle aches stating, \"It feels like | was hit by a truck\"\" She has a long-standing history of severe lung disease (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) requiring home oxygen because of a 45-pack-per-year smoking history. It is January, and she declined influenza vaccination when she was seen by her primary care physician in November. She is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of severe exacerbation of her chronic lung disease. The next day her attending physician decides to test her for influenza. The test is reported back to the floor as a critical value because the result is positive for influenza Type A. She is started on an antiviral medication for influenza. 3. Discuss the following questions: a. How is influenza contracted? What type of transmission would this be deemed? b. What are the symptoms the patient is describing? What are the signs? c. Is influenza considered a communicable or non-communicable disease? What can she do to better help reduce the spread of infection? d. What are examples of influenza antivirals? 4. What stage of infection/illness is the patient currently presenting? 5. One person from each group should respond to this discussion with a link to their group's recording and a summary of the discussion that took place. 6. Include the APA citation for any additional references you use. APA Reference: Colbert, B., & Gonzalez, L. (2016). Microbiology: Practical applications and infection prevention. Cengage Learning. Helpful Hints To insert a/an: * YouTube video: How do | embed a YouTube video in a Discussion Board? & Due * Saturday, by 11:59 p.m. Submission and Assessment Guidelines * Post to the Discussion Board in Canvas. For help on how to submit discussion posts, review How do | reply to a discussion as a student? = o This discussion is worth 20 points. * Review The Group Discussion Activity Rubric for grading criteria