SCI250 Week 6 Chapter 23 Cardiovascular System Quiz Section: Multiple Choice 1. The normal microflora of the heart includes species of ________ Gram-positive bacteria. Gram-negative bacteria. fungi. viruses. None of the above 2. Which of the following is least likely to cause Septicemia leading to endotoxin-induced shock? Staphylococcus aureus Pseudomonas aeruginosa Klebsiella Proteus Serratia 3. Rheumatic fever caused by Streptococcus pyogenes most likely results from ________
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1. Microbiology ⁃ M microscope ⁃ I independent unit ⁃ C comparatively less complex ⁃ R rapid rate of reproduction ⁃ O omnipresent ⁃ humans are living repositories of bacteria/microbes ⁃ borne sterile ⁃ microbe on all surface area of the body ⁃ sterile areas: eyes‚ brain‚ spinal cord‚ bones‚ kidney‚ internal organs ⁃ mutualistic relationship: we provide site and nutrient and microbes provide vitamin‚ aid in food digestion ⁃ division of microbial world ⁃ living component: organism
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Disease Lyme disease is a significant public health concern in the United States. Despite a growing knowledge of the disease‚ the incidence of Lyme disease continues to increase (Corapi‚ White‚ Phillips‚ Daltroy‚ Shadick‚ & Liang‚ 2007). Borrelia burgdorferi‚ the bacteria that causes Lyme disease‚ is found naturally in the environment. However‚ the transfer of the bacteria to humans is preventable. Although not considered life threatening‚ Lyme disease can have significant neurovascular and musculoskeletal
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Lyme disease Research Paper Every year 300‚000 people in the United States are diagnosed with Lyme disease. That’s about the number of people living in Tampa‚ Florida! Lyme disease is a disease that was only discovered about 30 years ago‚ so it is not very old. It also comes with an unusual symptom‚ but Lyme disease is treatable easily with antibiotics or an alternative treatment. This disease is also being studied all over the country. We are still researching to find out more about this interesting
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Environment Removing a Tick Lyme Disease It seems like everyone has their own home remedy for removing ticks‚ such as using heat or even using nail polish. But according to the CDC (Center for Disease Control)‚ the proper technique to remove a tick is using fine tipped tweezers and to pull upward without twisting to prevent the tick’s mouthparts from remaining in the skin. Then finish the process with cleaning the area where the tick was attached using rubbing alcohol or soap and water
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Etiology Lyme disease is an illness that is caused by a spirochete bacterium‚ Borrelia burgdorferi‚ which is transmitted to humans through the bite of infected ticks. Ixodes dammini‚ which is the deer tick‚ is located in the northwest and Midwest region of the united states‚ are commonly known to infect humans. They are found in grassy areas (including lawns)‚ and in brushy‚ shrubby and woodland sites‚ even on warm winter days. They prefer areas where some moisture is present. The tick has
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CASE STUDY: LYME DISEASE Cherron Boswell‚ Denise Colton‚ and La Nita Hood Bowie State University Introduction Lyme disease is the most common tick-borne disease in North America and Europe. Lyme disease is steadily increasing in the United States and the majorities of health care providers are unfamiliar with the disease; primarily because of its complexity and as a result lack the clinical skills necessary to provide comprehensive care to infected patients. The purpose of this
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Lyme Disease Chief Complaint: Parents report that their son has been febrile for a few days and “he has been rubbing his right ear off and on”. SUBJECTIVE: HPI: A six-year-old male patient was brought into the clinic accompanied by both parents (mother and father). They said there son was feverish over the last few days reporting the highest fever of a 100.1. Parents noticed him recently touching his right ear as if he had an ear infection. The mother treated her son with Children’s Tylenol
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pyogenes large colonies * Streptococcus pyogenes Gram stain * Viridans streptococci on blood agarGRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA * Aeromonas hydrophila on CLED agar * Bacteroides fragilis Gram stain * Bordetella pertussis colonies on charcoal agar * Borrelia burgdorferi SEM * Campylobacter jejuni colonies and microscopy * Campylobacter jejuni SEM * Capnocytophaga sp. * Chryseobacterium indologenes on Mueller-Hinton * Chryseobacterium indologenes colonies * Citrobacter freundii colonies on MacConkey
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Lyme disease is an infectious Tick borne disease caused by the bacteria Borrelia Burgdorferi spread from the bite of a Tick. (Pearson.S.2015). Ticks are arachnids with pincher like mouths that live off the blood of animals and occasionally humans if they get a hold of us. If a tick is infected with Borrelia Burgdonferi and bites a human‚ the disease gets transmitted and takes effect immediately yet does not show symptoms for up to a month. If you are wondering how the tick catches the disease‚ it
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