BLASTOMYCOSIS Blastomycosis is caused by Blastomyces dermatidis , a dimorphic fungus that grows in soil and decaying wood. Three clinical forms are present Pulmonary, Disseminated blastomycosis and Cutaneous blastomycosis. Pulmonary blatomycosis can be Acute or Chronic. Acute blastomycosis presents with productive cough, chest pain, dyspnoea, fever, night sweats. Chronic type may be mistaken for TB at times. A pyogranulomatous response is seen at the initial site of pulmonary infection and at…
A Chemical That Works Against Life Antibiotics (sometimes called antibacterials) are a strong group of medicines that are used to treat infections caused by bacteria and certain parasites. The term antibiotics comes from the Greek terms “anti” (which means “against”) and “bios” (which means “life”) While our scientific knowledge of antibiotics has only recently been developed, the practical application of antibiotics has existed for centuries. Many ancient cultures, including the ancient…
Literature Review: Green Fluorescent Protein and Histidine Tagged Proteins Histidine and green fluorescent protein (GFP) tagging are important in molecular biology because they allow for purification, tracking, and quantification of target proteins (Ferrari et al., 2004; Cho et al., 2011; Deponte, 2012). Histidine tagging provides a method for isolating and increasing the amount of target protein recovered from a biological organism or mixed sample of proteins (Masek et al., 2011; Singh and…
Camel milk has more fat and protein than dairy animals' milk. Cholesterol in camel milk is lower than bovine or goat milk. Camel milk has a high vitamin and mineral substance and immunoglobin content. Camel milk is three times higher in vitamin C than dairy animals ‘milk and 10 times higher in the press. Health Tips for Camel Milk Camel drain is protein 3.4%; fat 3.5%; lactose 4.4%; fiery remains 0.79%, while water covers 87% Table1. Synthetic piece of drain of various species Proximate…
The slide was washed, blot, and examine under microspore. C. ACID FAST STAINING: The lipoid capsule of the acid – fast organism takes up carbolfuchsim and resists decolorizatin with a dilute acid rinse. The lipoid capsule of the mycobacterium is of such high molecular weight that it is waxy at room temperature and successful penetration by the aqueous based staining solutions (such as Gram’s) is prevented. PROCEDURE: Smear of organisms to be stained were prepared. & the smears…
Leprosy, now commonly known as Hansen disease is one of the world’s oldest and most feared maladies disease. In over a thousand years the illness has managed to afflict millions of people all around the world. For centuries throughout many cultures and religions the disease was seen as a punishment from Gods or Goodness and divinely inspired and thought to be highly contagious. During the Middle Ages there was widespread beliefs about the causation of leprosy. As a result individuals who had…
During slavery in the United States, African Americans were not treated with respect. For instance, Caucasian people had developed scientific theories to claim that they are superior to African Americans. Some of the Caucasian people that contributed to coming up with theories or ideas that Caucasians was superior to African Americans are Thomas Jefferson, Charles White, Oliver Goldsmith and Benjamin Rush. There were also many Caucasians people in the United States whose behavior reflects the…
Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most lethal infectious disease among worldwide. This disease is known as white plague and as infected individuals for centuries. It was not until the mid 1800s that people discovered that the mode of transmission was spread from person to person, and not hereditary.1 During this time scientists found that TB was contagious and was caused by a specific bacterium. Although, treatment for TB would be introduced over 50 years later, and people who suffered with TB…
This study is about isolating phage. The first step was to do an enrichment isolation then do a plaque assay and spot test. After that the next protocol was do a plaque streak, which was conducted numerous of times. Then serial dilution was conducted and RE Digests of Phage DNA as well. Last step was protocol 10.3, gel electrophoresis. The relevance of this study is important to field of biology because bacterial infections could be treated with bacteriophages. Bacteriophages can be a solution…
Case study Amber W. Hendrix MMTC Author Note Case Study for RT 242 Respiratory Therapy Clinical II Peritoneal Tuberculosis I never got to speak directly to my case study. She was intubated when I first became aware of her case and she failed all attempts at weaning from the vent before she died. There was regrettably also a language barrier with the majority of her family as they spoke Haitian Creole which has roots in Portuguese, Spanish, Taino, and West African languages, which left me limited…