Microbiology is the study of small organisms and or non living particles that are unseen to the naked eye. The microbes range from bacteria, to protozoa, parasites to virus. After studying them, scientists are able to identify various illnesses that are associated with microbes.
These microbes are either directly or indirectly involved in most diseases. These in retrospect to their names cause bacterial infections, parasitical infections, fungal infections and viral infections. However, although we have studied a vast amount of microbes, for our current scope, let us keen in and focus on a particular type of microbe. These microbes are held responsible for a large amount of illnesses that affect our immune system. Some examples of these illnesses …show more content…
One such treatment that is considered in many cases is using medical marijuana or Cannabis to help the process. Before, we move on, let us be clear on certain points. This is not a paper associating with legalities or stating benefits and or negatives of cannabis, but it is strictly associated with actual uses of cannabis from real patients. Hence it is associated with research done that go in depth on understanding how cannabis affects the body in order to aid patients going through HIV/AIDS.
What is a virus? This is the question that creates the foundation of our study. A virus is microscopic organism that can only replicate after penetrating an organism inside its host. It, in essence, is a parasite. Viruses have the ability to infect animals, plants, bacteria and archaea.
Although there are millions of strains of viruses, in modern science, about 5000 viruses have been identified. Hence, the study of viruses is known as virology, which is a subset of microbiology. Examples of a virus known as the bacteriophage, which harm bacteria, when used properly, help humans. Viruses when gone through transduction, specific genes can be …show more content…
This may sound redundant but it is not. The same virus that infect and harm can also be used as treatment. Viruses are usually grown in cells and thus since these cells fight them, naturally cells have White blood cells that fight them and create antigens. These antigens then can be isolated from the cells. Vaccinations are made adding adjuvant, stabilizers and preservatives. Adjuvant increase immune response towards the antigen, stabilizers increase vaccination storage life, and preservatives help use multiple doses of the same vaccination. Also prior tom taking vaccinations they undergo many tests overlooked by the
FDA. The process to make and distribute vaccinations is rigorous and is safely administered which, in fact, may take several years to accomplish. [5]
Based on the CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV is a virus that spreads through specific fluids of the body’s immune system. It specifically targets the CD4 cells of the adaptive immunity, which is also known as the third barrier of the immune system. Over a
period of time, HIV destroys so many of these cells that the body cannot fight off infections and diseases anymore. CD4 T cells are essential for the body. They are used to organize the
These microbes are either directly or indirectly involved in most diseases. These in retrospect to their names cause bacterial infections, parasitical infections, fungal infections and viral infections. However, although we have studied a vast amount of microbes, for our current scope, let us keen in and focus on a particular type of microbe. These microbes are held responsible for a large amount of illnesses that affect our immune system. Some examples of these illnesses …show more content…
One such treatment that is considered in many cases is using medical marijuana or Cannabis to help the process. Before, we move on, let us be clear on certain points. This is not a paper associating with legalities or stating benefits and or negatives of cannabis, but it is strictly associated with actual uses of cannabis from real patients. Hence it is associated with research done that go in depth on understanding how cannabis affects the body in order to aid patients going through HIV/AIDS.
What is a virus? This is the question that creates the foundation of our study. A virus is microscopic organism that can only replicate after penetrating an organism inside its host. It, in essence, is a parasite. Viruses have the ability to infect animals, plants, bacteria and archaea.
Although there are millions of strains of viruses, in modern science, about 5000 viruses have been identified. Hence, the study of viruses is known as virology, which is a subset of microbiology. Examples of a virus known as the bacteriophage, which harm bacteria, when used properly, help humans. Viruses when gone through transduction, specific genes can be …show more content…
This may sound redundant but it is not. The same virus that infect and harm can also be used as treatment. Viruses are usually grown in cells and thus since these cells fight them, naturally cells have White blood cells that fight them and create antigens. These antigens then can be isolated from the cells. Vaccinations are made adding adjuvant, stabilizers and preservatives. Adjuvant increase immune response towards the antigen, stabilizers increase vaccination storage life, and preservatives help use multiple doses of the same vaccination. Also prior tom taking vaccinations they undergo many tests overlooked by the
FDA. The process to make and distribute vaccinations is rigorous and is safely administered which, in fact, may take several years to accomplish. [5]
Based on the CDC, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, HIV is a virus that spreads through specific fluids of the body’s immune system. It specifically targets the CD4 cells of the adaptive immunity, which is also known as the third barrier of the immune system. Over a
period of time, HIV destroys so many of these cells that the body cannot fight off infections and diseases anymore. CD4 T cells are essential for the body. They are used to organize the