Toxin

Imagine this situation: Jennifer walks into a supermarket, and she goes through the aisles, buying a majority of healthy fruits, veggies, and lean meats. She undergoes this same shopping trip every week, believing eating a diet replete with healthy fruits, veggies, and proteins will lead to a long, healthy life. However, fifty years from now, Jennifer finds out she has cancer. How could this happen? Jennifer never acknowledged the difference between genetically modified and non-genetically…

100 Days of Horror with Bordetella Pertussis by Isabella Theamaree Fortun Bordetella pertussis is a fimbriated Gram-negative, pleomorphic, aerobic coccobacillus. It also has a surface associated microcapsule however the role of this is unknown. Bordetella species, in general, grow best at 35° to 37° C. 1 Their growth is fastidious, and this degree of fastidiousness is inversely proportional to its rate of growth.1 Among all Bordetella species, Bordetella pertussis is the most…

year old male came to the hospital presenting with short of breath, cough, increased respiratory effort, and wheezing. He was diagnosed with Pneumonia. C.M is a former smoker. He smoked a half a pack of cigarettes for 25 years. When smoking, the toxins breathed in irritate the respiratory system causing inflammation. Smoking for 25 years probably contributed to chronic bronchitis. C.M had a cough. The cough could have been from the chronic bronchitis. The bronchial mucus gland becomes…

Even though e-cigarettes may have toxins and carcinogens, there are less present in e-cigarette aerosol than in cigarette smoke because of the tobacco being burned. The average savings can be over $1,500 a year for a chronic cigarette smoker, which is beneficial in the long run. Also, the…

genes in the plant become damaged during the insertion process it could cause the plant to alter its production of toxins. Alternatively, the new gene could interfere with a metabolic pathway causing a stressed plant to produce more toxins in response.” (“Harmful”). Increasing GMO farms and producing more GMO crops may result in a problem for the human race. Plants could become full of toxins and wouldn’t be safe to eat. Or allergies could increase, causing allergic reactions upon eating certain…

According to Pruitt (2016), states, “E-Cigarettes, or electronic nicotine delivery devices (ENDS) consist of a battery, a reservoir of liquid, and an atomizer that, when heated by the battery’s energy, produces an aerosol that is inhaled by the user. The liquid in the reservoir contains nicotine, propylene glycol or glycerol, and some kind of flavoring (Pruitt 2016). E-cigarettes were introduced to the United States in the year 2007. The market for e-cigarettes has been doubling annually since…

pass a medical examination, however the doctor at Chevron found that Mario was suffering from a malfunctioning liver. Chevron withdrew the offer of employment because he was unable to process toxins in the plant environments due to the medical conditions would be exacerbated by continued exposure to toxins at the refinery. Mario discovered that he had Hepatitis C after he went for medical treatment. Hepatitis C is a disease that infects the blood stream and destroys the liver function in a…

poisonous "red tides" in the sea may affects whales’ health. Red tide is a kind of toxic algae that can kill many small fish and salmons in a few minutes. The death of these marine animals may influence the structure of ecosystems in the ocean. If toxin accumulates in the food web, whales will get sick. In other words, human behavior is the main cause of whales…

paralysis. Flaccid paralysis can be fatal depending on which muscles are affected. If respiratory muscles are affected, the person may die. Polio, botulism, and curare can be the causes of flaccid paralysis, but there can be other causes, as well. The toxin binds to the acetylcholine molecule which makes it unable to bind to the acetylcholine receptors on…

Bordetella pertussis is a very contagious disease in the upper respiratory system. It is known to cause whopping cough, or pertussis, an acute respiratory infection marked by spasmodic cough episodes. It is caused by the bacterium, Bordetella pertussis, and attaches to the lining of the airways, humans are its only host. It is characterized by fits of coughing that are so severe that you can’t stop or catch your breath. Although people of all ages can become infected with this disease, it is…