Meningitis

There are so many different diseases and sicknesses known to man that involve bacteria and other circumstances. A few of these being Crohn's Disease, Food Poisoning, Meningitis, and Ulcers. These bacteria are deadly in some cases and cause many problems in your body. The first thing we will do is go into what bacteria is and where it would be found. There are millions and billions of bacteria that exist that we cannot see. Bacteria is defined as single celled organisms that can only be seen…

asic Morphology “oriental lung fluke” = common name Infections may persist for 20 years in humans. (CDC) Animals such as pigs, dogs, and a variety of feline species can also harbor P. westermani. (CDC) Human infection with P. westermani occurs by eating inadequately cooked or pickled crab or crayfish that harbor metacercariae of the parasite (CDC) Penetrate through the intestinal wall to peritoneal cavity, then through the abdominal wall and diaphragm into the lungs, where they become…

than 2 years or in an adult, it is often a sign of a central nervous system disorder. The central nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord. Disorders may include: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (Lou Gehrig disease) Brain tumor or injury Meningitis (infection of…

Eradication of HIV There are many ways that HIV is transmitted but if the risk factors were taken out would there be as many individuals affected by this disease? If there was an immunization to protect the CD4 cells would AIDS be a syndrome anymore? Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome is not possible without the human immunodeficiency virus which is the driving force behind scientists collaborating worldwide in ending and preventing this pandemic. Etiology “The primary etiologic agent of…

species, N. gonorrhoeae and N. meningitidis are the most common when it comes to infections in humans. The other species are sometimes referred to as “non pathogenic Neisseria” yet they still can cause some serious conditions such as endocarditis, meningitis, or pneumonia. In this case study they analyzed a patient with Neisseria sicca endocarditis. The patient was a 41-year-old-male who had been admitted to a hospital for fever and flu-like symptoms. He was a heavy smoker,, and had a known…

pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV13) and the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23). This bacterium is highly contagious and spreads from a person-to-person contact. It gives rise to serious infections like pneumonia, blood infections and bacterial meningitis. These vaccines don’t only prevent but also stops the infection from spreading.…

or not, was important in providing the impetus to the discovery and development of other antibiotics. There was at last the possibility of a cure for such once life-threatening diseases as the heart condition bacterial endocarditis, meningococcal meningitis and septic wound infections. Death in childbirth no longer haunted expectant mothers. The misery of chronic infections of the bones and joints or of the ear and sinuses was eased.” Clearly, Alexander Fleming was a remarkable addition to…

Gas gangrene belongs to the genus Clostridium (Carlisle 2014). It’s a non-motile, gram-positive, anaerobic, and spore-forming bacillus (Carlisle 2014). The most common etiologic agent that causes gas gangrene is called Clostridium perfringes. This can enter your body through open wounds and eating poorly cooked meat. Since C. perfringes is an anaerobic bacterium, it uses energy by using anaerobic respiration and Nitrate as an electron acceptor. When the bacterium is around Nitrate, it will…

lodges in the throat and intestines, then comes out of people in their body secretions, through sweat, saliva and stool. Weisberg explains that Polio is an enterovirus and can be divided into three separate forms. 1. Non-paralytic, which acts like Meningitis. 2. Bulbar, which affects the brain, breathing, and blood pressure. 3. Paralytic, which is the crippler (Weisberg, 2007). Weisberg tells of Polio in its height in 1954, how there were over 35,000 reported cases, and 4 of 5 were paralytic, 1…

Can a part of normal flora be a killer of the newborns? Grampositive bacterium colonized in 25% of women is THE leading cause of blood infection, pneumonia and meningitis in newborns. GBS can cause babies to be miscarried, stillborn, or become very sick and sometimes even die after birth. Some GBS survivors have permanent handicaps such as blindness, deafness, mental challenges, and/or cerebral palsy. Because of the severity of a GBS infection in the newborn, treatment guidelines have been…