Infection

Naturally, our bodies contain both bad and good bacteria. The good bacteria (probiotics) are responsible for our gut health. Candida is an example of bad bacteria, which when it surpasses the required level, it produces toxins causing diseases and infections. Ingestion of probiotics kill candida by changing the PH level that reduces its survival, preventing over multiplication of bad bacteria in the body. How then do you use probiotics to kill Candida? Constant production of toxins from candida…

industry and major philanthropists (Moran 2014: 229). Government were usually entrusted R&D only for medicines of high value (Moran 2014: 229). Thus, even though de-securitizing HIV/AIDS opened a medium for the development of other infection diseases, the world still see infection diseases as threatening more than other diseases. And as to what threatens, there is always a prioritization over diseases that affect the people of higher income. HIV-positive people worldwide fell by 20% over a…

I did know that heart valves could get effected however I did not know the full details of the infection. The ability of ordinary bacteria to enter the blood stream and find its way into the heart where it attaches to imperfections in the heart and then begins to multiply. The bacteria can come from something as simple as bacteria in our mouth that is transferred into the blood stream from chewing or flossing. Intravenous drug users can get the disease from injecting bacteria directly into the…

Many pathogens have the potential to become invasive and cause systemic infection (22), but the most common meningitis-causing organisms are characterized by the possession of a polysaccharide capsule, which is essential for infection (35). More than 80% of NBM cases are caused by Group B Streptococcus and Escherichia coli K1 (7, 13, 22). E. coli is one of the main components of the commensal intestinal…

hospitalized per year with Clostridium Difficile infections, 77% of these people are over age 55. Etiology A patient who is on antibiotics or who has taken a course of antibiotics in the 6 week period prior to experiencing symptoms or within 72 hours of hospitalization may have clostridium difficile. In those who carry c. diff., the use of antibiotics reduces the normal flora allowing the c diff to colonize and develop into a bacterial infection. This organism produces toxins, A an…

antifungal drug will be effective in stopping the growth of the bacteria or fungi causing infection (Bacterial Wound Culture n.d.). A culture is collected and placed on a growth medium. The presence of bacteria, the culture will be positive. The culture will test negative without the presence of bacteria. Body of Paper A wound culture should be performed on people showing signs and symptoms of soft tissue infections with open or draining lesions; or of insect or spider bite with necrotizing…

mucus, dehydration, sluggishness and fussiness. Both children and adults with compromised immune systems or congenital heart diseases run a higher risk for developing life-threatening conditions such as bronchiolitis. The incubation time (from infection until symptoms arrive) is 4–5 days. For adults, HRSV produces mainly mild symptoms, often indistinguishable from common colds and minor illnesses. The Centers for Disease Control consider HRSV to be the "most common cause of bronchiolitis…

into a new host it enters the unmyelinated axon terminals. The infection then spreads through a chain of neurons that are connected by synaptic junctions. After uptake into peripheral nerves, rabies virus is transported to the CNS through retrograde axoplasmic flow (Concepts in the Pathogenesis of Rabies, 2014). After infection of the brain, the virus spreads to the peripheral and autonomic nervous system. In the final stage of the infection cycle, the virus migrates to the salivary glands and…

hygienic conditions - are the main causative factors for this fungal infection. some effective home remedies for toenail fungus will be discussed here. Toe Nail Fungus Several studies conducted on toenail fungus infections have concluded that it is highly contagious and can be contracted in swimming pools, public gyms and by sharing footwear. Damp and moist conditions are ideal for the growth of…

Acute infection is characterized by high levels of IgM antibodies, whereas patients with latent infection demonstrate high IgG seropositivity. High IgM levels indicate that the patient was infected approximately one to four weeks prior to testing, while high IgG levels show that the patient has been infected for at least three to five months. Low levels of IgM antibodies may be present in the serum for years, however, and false positives for acute infection are possible. DNA assays…