spread of disease causing bacteria in the body. There are two types of antibiotics which manage infectious diseases differently: 1. Bactericidal Antibiotics: this is when the antibiotic completely kills off the Bacteria. It does this by damaging or interfering with the bacteria’s cell contents or wall. An example of this type of antibiotic is Penicillin which is in fact the first type of antibiotic to be discovered. 2. Bacteriostatic Antibiotics: this type of antibiotic prevents the bacteria from multiplying
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IPR‚ BIOSAFETY & BIOETHICS RECOMMENDED BIOSAFETY LEVELS FOR INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND INFECTED ANIMALS Submitted By PARIDHI SINGHAL MT/BT/1001/2010 Department of Biotechnology RECOMMENDED BIOSAFETY LEVELS FOR INFECTIOUS AGENTS AND INFECTED ANIMALS INTRODUCTION CDC describes four biosafety levels (BSLs) which consist of combinations of laboratory practices and techniques‚ safety equipment‚ and laboratory facilities. Each combination is specifically appropriate for the operations performed‚ the
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Virus and Bacteria Virus - A virus is a capsule of protein that contains genetic material. A virus cannot reproduce on its own; it must infect a living cell to grow. Bacteria - Bacteria are one-celled organisms that live on their own. They can multiply and reproduce by subdivision Bacteria and viruses cause many of the diseases we are familiar with and may sound synonymous; they are greatly different from each other. [pic] o They differ greatly in size. The biggest viruses are only as large
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Infectious Disease in Africa The earth has been evolving for billions of years‚ growing in population as well as advancing technologically for thousands of years. Most places are up to speed with the latest and greatest new technology. Africa‚ however‚ is struggling to get by without any of these luxuries. They are plagued with disease‚ contaminated water‚ and starvation on top of extreme poverty. But‚ if disease is everywhere--why has it hit Africa the hardest? Well‚ without
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Identification of Bacterial Pathogens basic skills in diagnostic bacteriology Dr.T.V.Rao MD Dr.T.V.Rao MD 1 Identification of Microorganisms • For many students and professionals the most pressing topic in microbiology is how to identify unknown specimens. • Why is this important? • Labs can grow‚ isolate and identify most routinely encountered bacteria within 48 hrs of sampling. • The methods microbiologist use fall into three categories: ♣Phenotypic- morphology (micro and
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Harmful Habits and Infectious Disease Prevention Second Hand Smoke Second hand smoke can be a serious concern for smokers and non smokers alike. When one thinks of smoking‚ they think of individuals who smoke and the effects of lung cancer that are attributed to smoking. One usually never thinks that second hand smoke can be harmful. After all they are not the ones smoking tobacco. Each day in America 1‚200 people die from smoking and exposure to second hand smoke; according to Kick Butts
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and the application of this study to the prevention and control of health problems. (Last‚ 2001) Here‚ in the definition the distribution refers to analysis of persons‚ classes of people‚ places that are being affected by the specific disease and determinants refers to factors that influence population health; these factors may be chemical‚ physical‚ biological‚ social‚ economic‚ cultural‚ behavioral or genetic. Health-related states refers to causes of death‚ diseases and behaviors such as use
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Pandemics are disease that spread over a country or the world. Typhus is an example of a pandemic. Typhus is a bacterial disease that is spread by lice and fleas. Brill Zinsser is the discoverer of the disease and typhus is also known as “Brill Zinsser Disease”. Two types of most common typhus are endemic and murine. Endemic typhus is usually seen in places with cold temperature‚ endemic typhus are sometimes called “jail fever” or “camp fever” because typhus killed hundreds of thousands of people
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and explains notification; Section 2 deals with general infection control procedures; Section 3 gives guidance on the management of outbreaks; Section 4 describes specific infectious diseases; Section 5 contact numbers and sources of information; Section 6 contains additional detailed information and a table of diseases; Section 7 contains risk assessments relevant to infection control; Section 8 research sources‚ references and useful web sites Further information is available from the
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manners.First of all‚as we all live in a society‚we cannot escape the influence of others any more than we can escape the influence of the air that we breathe.Thus‚more or less‚showing good manners can have a positive effect on those around us.For example‚when other people are waiting outside politely for people in the elevator to get off first‚will you rush into the elevator?Or when you are in a library where most of the people keep quite‚will you answer a phone or making some big noise without scruple
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