Melissa Babajko Microbiology 214BA Dr. May June 6‚ 2012 Staphylococcus aureus- Is a facultative anaerobic‚ Gram-positive‚ salt positive‚ cocci shaped bacterium. Staphylococcus aureus is found as normal part of the skin floral in the nasal passages and on the skin. An estimated twenty percent of people naturally have harmless Staphylococcus aureus on their skin and are long-term carries for Staphylococcus aureus. Staphylococcus aureus is the most common strand of Staphylococcus in humans to date
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with new medicines in order to treat these viruses each year. This is due to the fact that the viruses keep changing every year and become immune to past treatments. According to stopgerms.org‚ “A new strain of influenza A (H1N1) virus that is a mix of swine‚ human and/or avian influenza viruses has recently been reported that is contagious and spreading from human to human.” Where did this virus come from‚ and how do we plan to treat it? The virus itself has been present in our population for
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that really impacted the KFC business in China. One significant problem was the bad publicity brought upon by the bird flu epidemic‚ which started back in December 2012. After the terrible epidemic of the poultry problem‚ there was new news of the avian flu‚ which subsequently brought KFC into a deeper financial crisis. Over the year 2013 the U.S. System sales declined 4% in China. Along with a 13% decline in same-store sales in China there was a decline of 2.7 percentage points as well. The problem
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in Jordan‚ Qatar‚ Saudi Arabia‚ the United Arab Emirates‚ Tunisia‚ Germany‚ the United Kingdom‚ France and Italy. The death toll had risen to 30. The methodology used by Dr. Zaki was that the clinical isolate was initially tested for influenza virus A‚ influenza virus B‚ enterovirus and adenovirus‚ but all tested negative. When tested with pancoronavirus degenerate primer-based method by RT-PCR amplification and sequencing of a 251-bp fragment of the coronavirus polymerase gene‚ the isolate gave
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* using personal protective equipment; * using disposable products where appropriate (e.g. paper towels); and * keeping up-to-date regarding specific infectious diseases‚ particularly newly-evolving infection challenges such as avian flu‚ H1N1 influenza‚ and multiple resistant organisms‚ and how to take precautions against them Standard precautions are the basic processes of infection control that will minimise the risk of transmission of infection‚ and include: * undertaking regular
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be transmitted from human to human either directly or via contaminated surfaces. Pigs are most susceptible to infection of flu viruses of mammalian and avian group. There is a concern for couple of reasons‚ Firstly pig’s serves as intermediates in transmission of flu viruses from birds to humans. Secondly pigs serves as hosts in which two influenza viruses infecting an animal simultaneously can undergo genetic reassortment it is a process in which viral RNA are shuffled and exchanged creating a new
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1. Viruses can vary with respect to all of the following characteristics except _____. ( Overview) Your Answer: | the presence or absence of a membranous envelope | | Correct Answer: | the presence or absence of metabolic machinery | | No. This is a difference among viruses. 2. A microbiologist analyzes chemicals obtained from an enveloped RNA virus that infects monkeys. He finds that the viral envelope contains a protein characteristic of monkey cells. Which of the following is
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Islam ed. The Right to Tell: Institutions and the Media‚ World Bank‚ 2002. Djankov‚ Simeon‚ Caralee McLiesh‚ Tatiana Nenova‚ and Andrei Shleifer (2003)‚ “Who Owns the Media?‚” Journal of Law and Economics‚ 46‚ 341-382. FAO‚ OIE‚ WHO‚ UN System Influenza Coordination‚ UNICEF‚ and The World Bank (2008): Contributing to One World‚ One Health‚ A Strategic Framework for Reducing Risks of Infectious Diseases at the Animal–Human– Ecosystems Interface‚ Consultation Document. Sen‚ Amartya (1999): “Development
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Influenza Vaccine was struck in 1918 epidemically‚ scientists‚ and doctors believed bad bacteria killing many people caused it. Most especially was discovered during World War 1 many of the soldiers dying of the sceptic bacterial infections. It was the most deadly disease killing millions before finding the breakthrough for cure. This was discovered by physician from Iowa Richard Shope. He conducted many test through the infected pig with bacteria and found that it did not generate disease. After
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The Spanish influenza plagued Alaska from 1918 through 1919. The origin of the illness is unknown‚ but thought to be caused by the overcrowding in many army boot-camps or in the crowded trenches on the battlefields. This deadly strain of influenza was known to cause death in as little as 48 hours‚ and left thousands in Alaska dead. The first cases were reported in October 1918 and by Halloween there were 200 cases in Ketchikan. Many smaller communities had few medically trained people like nurses
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