Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Varicose and spider veins affect almost half of the adults in the United States. Spider veins are unsightly with purple and red veins, and varicose veins are also unsightly, but also feel heavy when they are swollen and cause pain and fatigue. There are two main treatments for these conditions including sclerotherapy and laser treatment. Our trained technicians will examine your veins and recommend the best treatment for you. Varicose veins are usually caused by damaged or weak valves in the…

Dani Amir Diane Fingers Senior Lit Comp 10 December 2015 Malaria, the Avoidable Killer Malaria kills more people than smoking per year! Malaria is a disease in third-world countries, caused by a parasite that infects the mosquitoes feeding on people. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), there are four types of parasites that infect people: Plasmodium Falciparum, P. Vivax, P. Ovale, and P. Malariae. There are about 198 million cases of…

When people say, it is the small things that affect the big picture, it is particularly true with blood-sucking insects. They may be small, but because they are often the vectors for disease, they could make a healthy person fall terribly ill. In some cases, it can even be fatal. So you need to follow some methods to getting rid of ticks. We are familiar with mosquitoes. Mosquitoes fly and buzz. More often than not, we prepare ourselves to repel mosquitoes. There is another critter that we…

When I began researching Mycobacterium leprae I knew very little about Leprosy and the information that I thought I knew was actually pretty inaccurate. There are a lot of rumors and theories about the disease and the actual route of transmission. If you are ever unfortunate to be plagued with this disease know that with the proper treatment and handled in a timely matter the long lasting effects will be kept to a minimum. This bacterium is an endospore and can stay dormant until the opportunity…

sensation to the buttocks, perineum, and inner thigh ruling out cauda equina syndrome. Medical History The patient has an extensive medical history including chronic abdominal pain and hypomagnesia due to short bowel syndrome (SBS), chronic mycobacterium avium complex infection, chronic kidney…

Eliminating Mycobacterium Bovis in California Mycobacterium Bovis is a strain of tuberculosis that affects mainly cattle, humans, and wildlife. In 1917, the United States Bovine Tuberculosis Eradication Program was established in order to eliminate M. Bovis from the United States. This has been implemented by a state to state basis. Today, all states aside from Michigan and California are considered “M. Bovis free”. Mycobacterium Bovis is a concern as the signs are difficult to identify until…

most well known and the most similar to M. leprae is Mycobacterium tuberculosis. M. tuberculosis is the most clinically relevant Mycobacterium species and about 90% of the infections are in the lung because it is an obligate aerobes. A M. tuberculosis bacterium is 2-4 micrometers in length and 0.2-0.5 micrometers in width. It causes tuberculosis (TB) infection and about ⅓ of the population have it. Just like most of the mycobacteria, M. tuberculosis also have latent stage and active stage.…

1. One of the main topics could be the drug resistance mechanisms of bacteria. 2. First, spontaneous mutation which changes the drug target or upregulate drug efflux. Second, Horizontal gene transfer (HGT) that the genes in bacteria acquire to become resistant. HGT can cause multidrug resistance in a genetic event which make the bacteria become resistance. Third, the ability of bacteria that they can form biofilm while they are being infected. The bacteria provide themselves protection to…

Two tests that are commonly used today are the Coombs test, which deals with pregnant women’s Rh factor being the opposite of the fetus, and the Mantoux Tuberculin Skin Test, which tests for exposure or presence of tuberculosis. Procedure 1 immunological science introduction Tuberculosis is considered a type IV hypersensitivity, or delayed…

are given a variety of interesting antibiotics, you discover that you are now the unhappy host of Mycobacterium abscessus. M. abscessus is considered a gram positive bacterium that stains acid fast. It is aerobic in nature and rod-shaped (Miller-Keane, 2003). While it is of the same genus Mycobacterium that causes leprosy and tuberculosis, it is considered a non-tuberculosis mycobacterium (Jarand et al.,…