In the article “Investigation of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in Moroccan patients suffering from cardiovascular diseases”. The author goes on to talk about the effect of chlamydia pneumoniae has on patients with cardio vascular disease. According to the article cardiovascular disease is one of the highest leading causes of deaths in less-developed countries. Genetic and environmental factors can cause cardiovascular disease ending with athlerscorisis which is buildup of plaque in the arties. In this article they had done an experiment to see if C. pneumoniae infection played a part in Moroccan patients suffering from cardiovascular. For this experiment they had 115 patient’s men and woman suffering from cardiovascular disease. Blood was
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Most of the men were either smokers or diabetics. In the overall study there was 12% of the patients who showed C.pnumaniae was an actual risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Results of the expieremt also showed that although males were more affected by cardiovascular diseases than females, there wasn’t a huge difference between genders for C. pneumoniae organism to be present.
Chlamydia pnomoniae is an obligate intracellular bacterium that is one of the main causes in lung infections. Some lung infection such as pneumonia pharyngitis, bronchitis, coronary artery disease and atypical pneumonia. This bacterium damages the lining of the respiratory tract.
History of the virus (chapter 1) In the United states there are about 300,000 people who are affected by the bacterium each year. Chlamydia pnumoniae come from the species chlamydiphilia. In 1965 the first encounter with humans was is in Taiwan and the bacterium was known as the Taiwan acute respiratory agent (TWAR). Chlamydia pnumoniae was thought to be a virus, but later on was showed to be a bacterium because it is classified it as “atypical” which is different from many other bacteria that cause pneumonia. In the United states this microbe was found in the 1960s while scientist was trying to find a way to prevent bacterial eye infection. However, the microbe wasn’t brought back again until 1983 when scientist figured out that C.pnumoniae was …show more content…
C.pnumoniae Transmission (chapter 14) This bacterium is categorized as contagious for person to person. A person who is sick with bacterium usually has the microbe in their nose, throat, windpipe, and lungs which it makes it very easy to transfer from one person to another. Some ways of transmission are by saliva, sneezing, blood, needles, blood transfusions, contaminated air, and mother to fetus. Anyone close to person who is infected and gets sneezed or coughed on is easily able to get sick with bacteria. In some cases, there isn’t enough of the bacteria that was in contact with another person so they won’t get sick. It’s also said to be very contageous between family members living together because once someone sneezes in their hands, and begins to touch everything that’s a way its easily contracted to another person. Chlamydia pneumoniae has no preferred age, gender, race. Although, older people are at a higher risk of a serious disease caused by C.pnumoniae. However, it is most likely introduced to a person at a early age due to being in any grade school as a child. Some high rick places to come in contact with this bacterium would be in school, college residence, hospitals, and prisons. The best way to prevent C.pnumoniae is to constantly practice good hygiene always wash your hands after coughing, sneezing, if there is no tissue available try to sneeze into the upper arm, but just make sure you limit the exposure of the bacterium. If you get sick with chlamydia
Most of the men were either smokers or diabetics. In the overall study there was 12% of the patients who showed C.pnumaniae was an actual risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Results of the expieremt also showed that although males were more affected by cardiovascular diseases than females, there wasn’t a huge difference between genders for C. pneumoniae organism to be present.
Chlamydia pnomoniae is an obligate intracellular bacterium that is one of the main causes in lung infections. Some lung infection such as pneumonia pharyngitis, bronchitis, coronary artery disease and atypical pneumonia. This bacterium damages the lining of the respiratory tract.
History of the virus (chapter 1) In the United states there are about 300,000 people who are affected by the bacterium each year. Chlamydia pnumoniae come from the species chlamydiphilia. In 1965 the first encounter with humans was is in Taiwan and the bacterium was known as the Taiwan acute respiratory agent (TWAR). Chlamydia pnumoniae was thought to be a virus, but later on was showed to be a bacterium because it is classified it as “atypical” which is different from many other bacteria that cause pneumonia. In the United states this microbe was found in the 1960s while scientist was trying to find a way to prevent bacterial eye infection. However, the microbe wasn’t brought back again until 1983 when scientist figured out that C.pnumoniae was …show more content…
C.pnumoniae Transmission (chapter 14) This bacterium is categorized as contagious for person to person. A person who is sick with bacterium usually has the microbe in their nose, throat, windpipe, and lungs which it makes it very easy to transfer from one person to another. Some ways of transmission are by saliva, sneezing, blood, needles, blood transfusions, contaminated air, and mother to fetus. Anyone close to person who is infected and gets sneezed or coughed on is easily able to get sick with bacteria. In some cases, there isn’t enough of the bacteria that was in contact with another person so they won’t get sick. It’s also said to be very contageous between family members living together because once someone sneezes in their hands, and begins to touch everything that’s a way its easily contracted to another person. Chlamydia pneumoniae has no preferred age, gender, race. Although, older people are at a higher risk of a serious disease caused by C.pnumoniae. However, it is most likely introduced to a person at a early age due to being in any grade school as a child. Some high rick places to come in contact with this bacterium would be in school, college residence, hospitals, and prisons. The best way to prevent C.pnumoniae is to constantly practice good hygiene always wash your hands after coughing, sneezing, if there is no tissue available try to sneeze into the upper arm, but just make sure you limit the exposure of the bacterium. If you get sick with chlamydia