Did you know‚ food poisoning has increased dramatically in the last ten years? This makes it much more important for vigilance by food businesses. Since 1965 the cases of food-borne illness has increased from 20‚000 to just short of 100‚000 now. There has been no single reason identified to why this number has increased‚ but this could be because of: Changes in eating habits‚ a greater reliance on re-heated food. Eating out is much more popular now‚ so more people are aware of food hygiene‚ therefore
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group a streptococcal infection amputation may sometimes be needed. It was a flesh eating disease called Necrotizing fasciitis. 2.What features suggest that it is not Clostridium perfringens gangrene? Clostridium pefringens is a gram + rod and the bacteria they found in the patient was a gram + cocci which eliminates clostridium perfingens as a possibly even though some of the symptoms matched gangrene infections.
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person. So unlike other diseases it wouldn’t be any benefit to vaccinate a few since each individual must be vaccinated separately since it is not a contagious disease. Tetanus happens when someone gets a dirty wound that contains a bacteria called Clostridium tetani. The spores in this bacteria grow into a strong toxic called tetanospasmin that damages your muscles and causes stiffness leading to Tetanus. The incubation period can be as short as 24 hours and as long as many months. The average time period
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Bauhinia Q1) Discuss the competitive forces in the dairy processing industry. Identify the other industry that Bauhinia has entered and highlight the key differences in the competitive forces between the two industries. Comment on their comparative attractiveness in Hong Kong. Five forces model a)Potential new entrants high barriers: laws on food safety customer loyalty to established brands of leading market players dairy products are mostly perishable‚ which requires high turnover‚reliable
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Chapter 22: Oral and Gastrointestinal Diseases Question Type: Multiple Choice 1) Feces are composed about 50% by weight and volume of bacteria. Most of these are species of ________. a) Salmonella b) Escherichia c) Bacteroides d) Streptococcus Answer: c Difficulty: Medium Learning Objective 1: LO 22.1 Review the anatomy of the digestive tract as it pertains to microbial defenses. Section Reference 1: Section 22.1 Components of the Digestive system 2) Streptococcus form ________ ‚ polysaccharides
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The DTaP and Tdap vaccines protect against three bacterial infections‚ diphtheria‚ tetanus and pertussis. The dangers associated with diphtheria come from the toxin released by the bacterium‚ Corynebacterium diphtheria. The toxin makes it difficult for children to breathe and swallow‚ while it also attacks the heart‚ kidneys‚ and nerves. In the 1920s‚ diphtheria was a common cause of death in children and adolescents. At its peak‚ about 150‚000 cases of diphtheria occurred in the United States
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LABORATORY REPORT Activity 2: Twitch Contractions and Summation PREDICTIONS Effect of Muscle Fiber Length on Contraction 1. As muscle fiber length increases: contraction force increases‚ becoming maximum at an optimal length‚ then decreasing at longer lengths. Effect of Stimulation Frequency on Contraction 2. As the frequency of stimulation increases‚ the force of contraction: increases. MATERIALS AND METHODS Measurement of Threshold Stimulus 1. Dependent Variable: contraction force
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INTRODUCTION The use of food additives is an emotional topic which continues to provoke consumer concern. Despite modern-day associations food additives have been used for centuries. Food preservation began when man first learned to safeguard food from one harvest to the next and by the salting and smoking of meat and fish. The Egyptians used colors and flavorings‚ and the Romans used saltpeter (potassium nitrate)‚ spices and colors for preservation and to improve the appearance of foods. Cooks
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proteins contributed to docking. To determine if the v-snare synaptobrevin has a role to play in vesicle docking the amount of functional synaptobrevin was reduced via the addition of the neurotoxin botulinum (BoNT/d) which was labeled with an in-vector marker called DsRed into the cells. The neurotoxin botulinum (BoNT/d) cleaves the v-snare synaptobrevin. An Immunoblot experiment was performed to make sure the
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Botox is probably the best known of a certain collection of medications that use different forms of botulinum toxin to temporarily paralyze muscles. As a cosmetic procedure‚ Botox injections are for the reduction of some facial wrinkles. However‚ Botox medical benefits including the treatment of repetitive neck spasms‚ excessive sweating ‚ an overactive bladder and more. Botox injections can even help prevent chronic migraines. Today‚ we want to share many of the frequently asked questions from our
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