Food Borne Illness Food borne illness occurs after the consumption of contaminated food, pathogenic bacteria, viruses, or parasites that contaminate food. One such food borne illness is salmonella. Salmonella is a bacterium that can get into foods that come from an animal such as chicken, fish, or eggs. Because salmonella is spread through contaminated food outbreaks occur on a large scale. Though fatal in some cases, salmonella can be prevented, and is treatable. Salmonella lives in the lower
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and a coma is a state of prolongs unconsciousness. Meningitis is typically a viral disease, but there are many types of meningitis including: bacterial, fungal, parasitic, amebic, and non-infectious. Meningitis is caused by pathogens such as viruses, bacteria, fungi, and protozoa. When preventing bacterial meningitis, there are vaccines that can make you immune, but once someone has meningitis, it can be spread through like any other bacterial disease, like through bad hygiene, contact, or coughing
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disease came about in the Nineteenth Century through Louis Pasteur. Pasteur identified that pathogens, such as bacteria, cause disease by attacking the body from the outside, BBC (2014). Following on from Pasteur’s germ theory, Robert Koch in 1876, proved specific pathogens caused specific diseases, Stevenson (2014). Pathogens are biological agents that take the form of bacteria, fungi, viruses and protozoa causing infection and illness by challenging our immune system, through killing cells or disrupting
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Disease is defined as the state of physical or mental malfunctioning caused by pathogenic microorganisms such as bacteria, viruses and fungi which results in symptoms. Life style choice can also have a dramatic impact on the risk of disease in humans. The topics that are going to be discussed throughout this essay are: genetics factors (for example, haemophilia), cholera, the effects of thrombosis and emphysema on lung function. Furthermore, the effect of mutation in producing non-functional enzymes
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Combretum molle is an indigenous plant which produces phytochemicals which possess the ability to inhibit the growth of bacteria and have several biological activities like antioxidant, cytotoxic, anti-inflammatory, antiviral, antibacterial activities. These phytochemicals can be used in rotation with the conventional drugs since they possess a different structure which is new to the bacteria. Using phytochemicals as antibacterial agents from Combretum molle plant can be of great advantage since it is readily
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------------------------------------------------- Aquatic microbiology & sewage treatment Aquatic Microbiology refers to the study of microorganisms and their activities in natural waters, like lakes, ponds, streams, rivers, estuaries(brackish water), and oceans. Domestic and industrial wastewater enters lakes and streams and its effects on microbial life are important factors in aquatic microbiology. Also, how methods of treating wastewater mimics a natural filtering process. -------------------------------------------------
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Self-Study Quiz: What Can We Do About Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria? You Decide What Can We Do About Antibiotic-resistant Bacteria? Summarize, evaluate, and argue the validity of the data that demonstrate the problem of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. Then present a plan for reducing this problem in the future. Keep these questions in mind: • What data supports the hypothesis that antibiotic-resistance is on the rise? What problems do you see in this data? Can you propose a way to overcome
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responsible for pathogenic diseases are: * These organisms spread throughout the body by coming in contact with the infected person. These organisms spread throughout the body by coming in contact with the infected person. Bacteria * Fungi * Protozoa * Viruses Disease in which vectors are responsible * Mosquitoes are examples of vectors;they spread yellow fever * Flies are examples of vectors and they spread gastroenteritis. * Rats are examples of vectors and they spread
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was discharged into the market in 1994. Dr. Mae-Wan Ho states that, "Genetic engineering is inherently dangerous, because it greatly expands the scope for horizontal gene transfer and recombination, precisely the processes that create new viruses and bacteria that cause disease epidemics, and trigger cancer in
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Microbiology Overview Interpretation of preliminary microbiology data Gram-positive cocci Aerobic In clusters ● Coagulase (+): Staphylococcus aureus ● Coagulase (-): Staphylococcus lugdunensis and other coagulasenegative staphylococci In pairs/chains ● Optochin sensitive: Streptococcus pneumoniae ● Alpha-hemolytic: Viridans group Streptococcus, Enterococcus ● Beta-hemolytic: ○ Group A Strep (Streptococcus pyogenes) ○ Group B Strep (Streptococcus agalactiae) ○ Group C, D, G Strep Anaerobic: Peptostreptococcus
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