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Breast Feeding and Formula Feeding Deciding whether to formula feed or breastfeed a child is a very crucial decisions for expectant mothers to make before giving birth. Organizations such as World Health Organizations (WHO), American Medical Association (AMA), American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), and American Dietetic Association suggest breastfeeding is the best option for a newborn child. Most of these organizations and other resources of breastfeeding affirm that it defends…

Recently, debates over genetically modified organisms have taken place, but what many people don’t realize is that humans have been modifying the genes of plants for thousands of years. From the beginning of time to now, most likely, nothing that we consume looks the same, so why are debates over things being genetically modified taking place now? In 1983, Monsanto, along with three academic teams, were among the first to genetically modify a plant cell, which has led to many different…

PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES Written by Ebru Erdogan Alper Buberci Helin Alagoz Abstract The purpose of this paper is to explain propionibacterium acne’s structural properties, to make its microbiological analysis, to mention where it can be found, especially on human body, its photosensitivity and to describe the diseases and some infections it can lead to under specific conditions. Introduction Propionibacterium acnes (P. acnes) is a bacteria that grows deep inside of pores, which is…

Following Gram staining and microscopic examination, Unknown 15 was identified to be a Gram positive coccoid. Based on these results, all of the Gram negative genera were eliminated including: Enterobacter, Citrobacter, Klebsiella, Escherichia, Pseudomonas, Serratia, Alcaligenes, Neisseria, Proteus, Salmonella, Shigella, Erwinia, Veillonella, and Flavobacterium (5). Bacillus, Lactobacillus, Listeria, Kurthia, and Arthrobacter were eliminated because they did not match the coccoid shape of…

TERMINOLOGY CLINICAL CLARIFICATION • Systemic illness due to microbial infection that can lead to acute organ dysfunction or failure and associated with host immune response to infection CLASSIFICATION • There is a disease continuum with increasing severity if not treated or not responsive to treatment o Systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) - Documented or suspected infection with systemic manifestations of infection - Clinical response to a nonspecific insult of either infectious or…

One of the most defining moments of one’s life is when one discovers who they truly are inside. Growing up, the influences of friends and family are clearly marked on one’s beliefs, ideals, and moral standards, whether they want to believe it or not. The desire to fit in is what pushes many people to do things they may not be comfortable with or believe in themselves; this is alternately called peer pressure. However, even through moments of weakness and the struggle to belong, one shapes and…

people who ae immunosuppressed because it is an opportunistic pathogen. According to research by Bode Science Center this bacteria is a rod shaped but comes in many different types of bacilli and may trigger local infections such as peritonitis, meningitis, appendicitis, and a bloodstream infection (Rauhut, n.d.). This bacteria is Catalase, oxidase, decarboxylase positive. It does not ferment any sugars nor sulfur. It is motile but also can be no motile. This bacteria is a strict aerobic…

NAME: Naheeda Ebrahim STUDENT NUMBER: 217002560 DATE: 25 August 2017 SITE: Prince Mshiyeni Memorial Hospital (PMMH) REFLECTIVE JOURNAL: 2 MODULE: PHRM102W2 INTRODUCTION: Once we were dropped off at the hospital entrance, we were once again lost as to…

What is epidemiology? What are the most common activities in which an epidemiologist would be engaged? What is an incident rate? Epidemiology is the study of identifying the risk factors associated with the incidence of disease in a particular population. In short, it is study to understand when and how the diseases occur. The most common activities which epidemiologists would be engaged are on identifying factors associated with diseases and what can protect human and animals from the…

Animal Testing What is animal testing? Animal testing is the use of animals in research and development projects for purposes of determining the safety of substances such as food and drugs.” (“animal” Internet). Many animals are suffering or they just die. Why do they think it’s okay to hurt innocent animals? Animals get tested to help humans get better and also to try new things. Animal testing is wrong because innocent animals are locked in cages, getting pricked and poked by needles, while…