Pathogen

pneumonia, with no risk factors for resistant organisms, is on the left side of the algorithm and the treatment for these patients may be different to more severe cases. Even in a mild/moderate presentation, the presence of potentially resistant pathogens, such as MRSA, is a risk factor that requires more potent treatment. (Rotstein, 2008) Therefore secondary tests such as Cefoxitin disk screen test and the use of ELISA testing should be used to distinguish between MSSA and MRSA, for example.…

bacterial meningitis. They are really harmful and can lead to brain damage affecting the whole body because the brain is getting affected negatively. This disease is spread by Airborne, direct and indirect contact transmission. Airborne contact is pathogens in the air floating around waiting to infect a person with the disease that they carry, direct contact is when a disease is spread through person to person, and indirect contact is spread when an…

lives in could be dirty with all of the bacteria that grows in the ocean. The scientist infer that it is not only humans but it's animals too. In source #1 paragraph #10 it states, ' We could only speculate that human waste was the source of pathogen because it's also found in wastes of other animals."…

A pathogen causes a disease only if it can (1) gain entry, either by penetrating the surface of the skin or by entering through some other portal of entry; (2) attach itself to a host cell and (3) evade the body’s defense mechanisms long enough to produce harmful changes. In this research paper, I will discuss the differences between innate and adaptive immunity along with the chemical and physical factors that are involve in these immunities. It is easy to cluster the structures, cells, and…

what it is or that it exists. This disease is a bloodborne pathogen that is spread through deer ticks that are infected with Babesi microti. However this disease can easily be detected and normally resolves on its own and is not a serious illness, but it is extremely useful to know symptoms and treatment. As previously stated, Babesiosis is transmitted by ticks that are infected with the pathogen, and infects the red blood cells. This pathogen is not deadly and typically resolves on its own…

It is mostly susceptible to Phytophthora colocasiae, a leaf blight disease (TLB) causing a 25%-50% loss in yield. The pathogen results not only in reduction in vigor, quality and yield but also constitute a barrier to international exchange of germplasm. The warm, humid days, cool and wet nights of the tropics are ideal for reproduction and spread of the disease. The TLB pathogen has limited host range and the first symptoms are small, dark brown flecks or light brown spots on the upper leaf…

immune responses protect the body from infectious organisms. Infectious organisms that can cause disease include “bacteria, viruses, protozoans, fungi, parasites and prions (infectious proteins)” that are known as pathogens (Goodenough 238). There are three types of protection against pathogens in the human body. They are physical barriers, the chemical…

The immune system’s memory remembers which antibodies to produce to neutralize the pathogen, so the body is able to fight the pathogen more efficiently the next time it is exposed to a stronger strain of that pathogen. Furthermore, the National Cancer Institute explains that B-cells are “a type of white blood cell that makes antibodies. B-cells are part of the immune system and develop from stem cells…

last line of defense, protecting the body from harmful substances that are attacking. Links between the Human immune system and harmful Pathogens are carried out by three stages of defense that your body transmits. Antibiotic resistance has a direct connection to the overuse of artificial immunity agents caused from antibiotics and vaccines. When Pathogens such as Bacteria…

The first is known as the humoral response where antibodies are responsible for the defeat of the pathogen. It begins when a macrophage engulfs a cell with an antigen on its surface. The macrophage then has MHC II on its surface which bind to an inactive helper T cell. The helper T cell can then recognize whether the engulfed cell is foreign or not. Once…