Antibiotic resistance

most devastating epidemics to mankind, second only to smallpox. Humans can become infected after being bitten by fleas that have fed on infected rodents. The plague develops rapidly and carries a high fatality rate despite immediate treatment and antibiotics. It has been used on various occasions because it’s difficult to detect and symptoms aren’t shown until several days. Bioterrorism is a serious threat, so knowing the precautions can be life saving. The Plague and Bioterrorism “A…

Discussion Small intestinal obstruction is the most commonly found surgical problem of the small intestine. Generally patients with small bowel obstruction present with variable clinical symptoms and sign such as pain in abdomen , vomiting, constipation, abdominal distension and tenderness [4,7]. Intraabdominal adhesions associated to previous abdominal surgery is the commonest cause of mechanical small bowel obstruction. Other causes are hernias, neoplasms, malrotation , tuberculosis and…

According to WebMD Penicillin is the most common antibiotic for syphilis and the most common treatment. When trying to prevent getting the disease you should use a condom during sex or have a loyal uninfected sexual partner. WebMD also said,”Syphilis is a curable disease with prompt diagnosis and treatment…

Following the Ways of the Scientific Method The scientists solved the Elkhorn Coral mystery using the scientific method by following each step of the method to come to a conclusion as to what is killing the coral. The followed the steps precisely so that would not make any errors during their trials. They started with the first step of the scientific method, making an observation. Paragraph 7, sentence 1 of “Underwater Whodunit: What’s Killing Florida’s Elkhorn Coral” states, “Hot on the trail…

Intro Many years ago, when the discovery of Ringworms came to be, an abundant number of doctors believed it was due to worms called hence. According to David Gruby around 1843, he described a fungus that causes a certain ringworm. Ringworms were extremely common among poor people during the 1800s they thought it was caused by bad hygiene. Now it has been proven that it is not actually caused by a worm the proper medical term is Tinea which is a fungus. (Homei A, 2013) Ringworm is classified by…

Ernst Boris Chain was fascinated with science, just like his father, but when Adolf Hitler came into power, Ernst Boris Chain was forced to flee to Great Britain in order to further his studies instead of being forced into a concentration camp. Ernst Boris Chain was “the son of a wealthy chemist,” and as he was growing up in Berlin, “Chain became interested in chemistry while he was a student at the Luisengymnasium in Berlin” (World of Health; Science and Its Times). While in school, “both his…

Arnon, S. S., R. Schechter, T. V. Inglesby, D. A. Henderson, J. G. Bartlett, M. S. Ascher, E. Eit-zen, A. D. Fine, J. Hauer, M. Layton, S. Lillibridge, M. T. Osterholm, T. O. Toole, G. Parker, T. M. Perl, P. K. Russell, D. L. Swerdlow and K. Tonat (2001). Botulinum toxin as a biological weapon: medical and public health management. The Journal of the American Medical Association285: 1059-1070. Bhambhani, A. and C. V. Kumar (2006). Protein/DNA/inorganic materials: DNA binding to layered…

Cream may have the potential for use as a probiotic carrier because it provides an excellent environment for probiotic bacteria, with the added advantage of having nutritional value.Fatty Acids composition in fermented synbiotic cream, containing one of the two probiotic bacteria ( Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus casei ) and inulin (0,1.5, 3%) was evaluated during 30 days for the the15-day interval at 4±1 °C. All chemical characterization were affected by the probiotic bacteria strain…

In the past year there have been numerous medical breakthroughs with the advanced use of science and technology. Breakthroughs such as: Reviving a dead heart and using it as a transplant, an overdose in measles vaccine completely killing blood cancer, 3D printed skull transplant and many more. The modern world is vastly changing and evolving to survive the illnesses and diseases that plague mankind. But I am not going to talk about any of these, but instead talk about a much more pressing…

are now being used to cure infections. “Canadian researchers tried this method on 27 patients and cured all of them after strong antibiotics failed to help.” What these researchers have done is they have proved that these pills have worked and have done their job to help cure infections. This is a serious problem. Many americans get C-diff every year. There is an antibiotic that cures c-diff but kills good bacteria which can make infections more likely. Studies have shown that these poop pills…