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    Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) is a rare systemic condition that affects renal functioning and can develop into a life threatening disease with lasting complications. HUS is characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia (destruction of red blood cells due to damage of small blood vessels), thrombocytopenia (an abnormal drop in platelet count) and impaired renal function (Nayer, A. & Asif, A., 2013). HUS can often onset after an infection of Escherichia coli which is a Shiga toxin-producing…

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    Pathophysiology The discussion about the pathophysiology of acute diverticulitis starts with how diverticulosis is acquired. It is believed that it may be caused by increased intraluminal pressure due to low fiber diet and chronic constipation, or connective tissue disorders like Marfan's Syndrome and Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (Mills & Stappenbeck, 2013). These conditions can lead to herniation that ranges from five to ten millimeters on one or more of the colonic walls (Graham, 2016). Based on…

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    Bioterrorism is terrorism involving the release of toxic biological agents. Common biological weapons are anthrax, botulism, plague, and smallpox. The plague has been one of the 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…

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    Plague In The 21st Century

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    The plague is probably best known in the West as the disease that caused the Black Death in Europe in the fourteenth century. Nearly two-thirds of the population of Europe was killed, leaving a marked impact on Western culture (Centers for Disease Control [CDC], 2014). However, plague has not been eradicated and continues to be a disease that humans contend with in the twenty-first century. Natural disasters, human conflict, and abnormally warm and dry weather conditions can all cause increases…

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    procedure is halted, the microorganisms can never again develop(Mobley,2006). Additionally, DNA replication must happen in the two microbes and human cells. The procedure is adequately unique in every that anti-infection agents, for example, ciprofloxacin- - a…

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    taken orally, or given intravenously depending on the severity of the exacerbation and what infecting organism is being combatted. Common antibiotics that are given to cystic fibrosis patients are azithromycin, tobramycin, aztreonam (Cayston), ciprofloxacin, and levofloxacin. Aerosolized antibiotics can help suppress chronic infections, improve lung function, decrease inflammation, and decrease pulmonary secretions.5 Azithromycin is most commonly used to treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa and…

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    As one of the most prevalent Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs) in United States America, Gonorrhea is reported to affect 820,000 Americans each year (Sutton, 2006). This is only the reported amount of cases each year; many cases go unreported (Sutton, 2006). It is a disease we have known about for years. While it is preventable and curable, it can also be deadly if not treated or caught in time. Gonorrhea is a STI we know a great deal about, yet not everyone knows it's, symptoms, how it's…

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    The use antibacterial substances in personal care products –( Against perspective) Antibacterial substances in personal care products • Millions of people use antibacterial substances in their soap , believing it is essential in fighting germs. • Researchers at the University of California concluded in three different studies that the tricolsaon and tricarbon in the antibacterial soap have possibility to affect the nervous sytem and sex hormones • Antibacterial substances make profit of 1…

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    Anthrax Essay

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    If there is one disease that is deadly for both Animals and Humans it would be anthrax. It is an infectious disease of animals and humans. The causation of it is a bacterium called Bacillus anthracis that mostly affects cattle, hogs, sheep, horses, and goats (MedlinePlus, 2016). This disease can be fatal for these sort of animals, and it kills its host by producing a toxin that kills the cells causing fluid to build up in the body’s tissues (Mock, Michele, Fouet, & Agnes, 2001). Adding to its…

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    Throughout the world, millions of crops are being affected by Escherichia Coli Bacteria, even though some strains of E. coli are harmless and cause mild illnesses other strains can be extremely dangerous to humans. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) states there about two major outbreaks every year which can infect an estimate of 265,000 people. This bacteria, which can outbreak anywhere around the world due to the various sources of the infection, can stay dormant in humans for months…

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