The Action of Naturally Occurring Toxins and Medicines It is important to classify toxins and medicines (drugs) in order to understanding the mechanism and function of each one of them. By doing so‚ it is also possible to increase their values by altering their mechanism (e.g. converting toxins to drugs) to cure diseases and improve human health. Therefore in this review‚ the mode of action of several toxins and drugs as well as their effects on human body will be discussed. 1. Cobratoxin Cobratoxin
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Toxins-R-US Toxins-R-US (TRU) is constructing a new plant‚ to manufacture a highly secret unpatented process for producing "Soiled Green". The roof has been left off the building so that large pieces of machinery can be crane inserted into the building. The type‚ size and arrangement of this machinery will disclose quite a bit about the process of producing "Soiled Green". During the construction‚ TRU ’s processes were exposed to view from the air‚ and two photographers photographed the
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features of Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli O104: H4 outbreak‚ Germany 2011 The Escherichia coli O104: H4 outbreak of 2011 originated in northern Germany and lasted from May through to June of the same year. “The outbreak was characterized by several unusual features: a high incidence in adults (especially women)‚ a greatly increased incidence of the haemolytic–Uraemic syndrome (in approximately 25% of patients‚ as compared with 1 to 15% in previous outbreaks of Shiga-toxin–producing E.coli)
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dangerous neuroparalytic illness caused by a botulinum toxin that is a product of the Clostridium botulinum bacteria. This toxin invades neuromuscular junctions by blocking the release of acetylcholine and results in lack of muscle contraction. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ “There are three main kinds of botulism: foodborne botulism‚ infant botulism‚ and wound botulism. Foodborne botulism occurs when a person ingests the toxin within food that leads to illness within a few
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diaphragmatic muscles‚ followed by respiratory arrest (Bhalla and Warheit‚ 2004).Botulinum toxin poses a major bio-weapon threat because of its extreme potency and lethality; its ease of production‚ transport‚ and misuse; and the need for prolonged intensive care among affected persons (Biological and chemical terrorism‚ 2000).An outbreak of botulism constitutes a medical emergency that requires prompt provision of botulinum antitoxin and‚ often‚ mechanical ventilation‚ and it constitutesa public health
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FOOD AND INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY Food spoilage‚ food infections and intoxications caused by microorganisms and methods for their detection Dr. Neeraj Dilbaghi Reader‚ Department of Bio & Nano Technology Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology Hisar- 125001 and Dr (Mrs.) S. Sharma Professor‚ Department of Microbiology‚ CCS Haryana Agricultural University‚ Hisar- 125001 (Revised 25-Sep-2007) CONTENTS Introduction Food Spoilage and General Principles Underlying Spoilage of Food Intrinsic
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They are waiting for lab results to come back from Tara’s feces sample. The doctors think that Tara is experiencing botulism or Guillan-Barre Syndrome‚ both have similar symptoms. The thing doctors should be expecting and looking for is me‚ Clostridium botulinum. I am located on food that is improperly packaged and cooked. I give people a life-threatening food poisoning that not many people survive. I am one of the most dangerous poisonings known‚
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War 2‚ Iran-Iraq War‚ and acts of terrorism. Many bacterial‚ viral agents and toxins can put public health in risk‚ in the case of biochemical attack. These pathogens‚ if used‚ will pose a huge dilemma with public health and can cost many casualties in the way of all the chaos caused by the attack. First‚ There is a wide range of types of biochemical weapons. Biochemical weapons can be viruses‚ bacteria‚ and even toxins. One of the most common biological weapons include anthrax‚ a disease of humans
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Identification and characterization of Pierisin gene in P. napi The strategy was followed to amplify the Pierisin-6 gene was given in the supplementary Fig. 1. The mRNA of pierisin-6 gene was purified from the total RNA of fifth instar larvae of P. napi‚ the conserved region was amplified using gene specific primers (supplementary table-1)‚ cloned into pGEM®-T vector and sequenced. Further‚ 3’ and 5’ untranslated regions of pierisin-6 gene were identified by 3’/5’ RACE-PCR. The amplified cDNA sequence
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Introduction Botulism is a serious but rare infection that is caused by a bacterial poison (toxin). It usually affects babies who are 6 months of age or younger. What are the causes? This condition is caused by a toxin that is produced by the Clostridium botulinum bacteria. The toxin develops when a baby swallows (ingests) these bacteria‚ which then settle in the gut and grow. These bacteria often come from dust and soil. What increases the risk? This condition is more likely to develop in infants
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