Infection‚ Disease Microbes that engage in mutual or commensal associations – normal (resident) flora ‚ indigenous flora‚ microbiota Infection – a condition in which pathogenic microbes penetrate host defenses‚ enter tissues‚ and multiply Pathogen – infectious agent Infectious disease – an infection that causes damage or disruption to tissues and organs Resident Flora Most areas of the body in contact with the outside environment harbor resident microbes Internal organs‚ tissues‚
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time and effort to fix these problems. The second reason that they should fix this problem is because they can not only get cut by themselves‚ but by the person that is right next to you doing the exact same thing. For example‚ in a study executed by OSHA‚ it was said that “workers have also been cut by other workers as they remove their knives from a slab of meat. These ‘neighbor cuts’
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* AP IMMUNE SYSTEM * An animal must defend itself against unwelcome intruders -- the many potentially dangerous viruses‚ bacteria‚ and other pathogens it encounters in the air‚ in food‚ and in water. * Herpes simplex-1 (Herpes labialis‚ HSV-1) * Herpes simplex 2 (HSV-2‚ Herpes genitalis) on thigh * Three cooperative lines of defense have evolved to counter these threats. * Two of these are nonspecific -- that is‚ they do not distinguish one infectious agent from another
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more significant impact in terms of lives saved” said Dr. Baker the director of the medicine history. Vaccination is the administration of antigenic material (a vaccine) to stimulate an individual’s immune system to develop adaptive immunity to a pathogen. Vaccines can prevent or ameliorate morbidity from infection. The effectiveness of vaccination has been widely studied and verified; for example‚ the influenza vaccine‚[1] the HPV vaccine‚[2] and the chicken pox vaccine.[3] Vaccination is the most
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When examining complex disputes in the workplace‚ managers must apply certain skills in order to come to the morally correct and reasonable conclusion that will be in the best interest for the company and determine who or what is at fault. Managers must use critical thinking in order to better understand the issue at hand as well as to be able to see every angle in order to come to a reasonable conclusion. It is also important for managers to remain unbiased and impartial when reviewing complex disputes
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During the ripening process the LAB also producing volatile flavor compounds such as diacetyl and aldehydes by releasing proteolytic and lipolytic enzymes involved in cheese ripening and by natural antibiotic substances that suppress growth of pathogens and other spoilage microorganisms. For Cheddar and Colby cheese production‚ starter cultures include strains of Lactococcus lactis ssp.cremoris and Lactocoocus lactis ssp lactis. While‚ blue cheese require both and the mold Penicillum roqueforti
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delivery device that contained harmful chemicals‚ reinforcing the idea that tobacco was a danger to public health. One federal agency that was indirectly affected by the idea of stricter tobacco laws was Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA was the first to establish the ban of tobacco in federal agencies. Once the FDA established and justified its power over tobacco‚ there was opposition from
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body of an organism. There are four main types of disease: pathogenic disease‚ deficiency disease‚ hereditary disease‚ and physiological disease. Pathogenic diseases are caused by what is called a pathogen. Pathogens are parasitic organisms that cause disease in their host. For example the pathogen e.coli which can make people ill or kill them. Deficiency diseases are caused by a deficiency of a particular nutrient in the diet. A lack of vitamin c causes scurvy. Hereditary diseases are passed
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receptor protein (referred to as the B cell receptor (BCR)) on its surface that will bind to one particular antigen. If the pathogens are able to get past the first line of defence‚ for example‚ through a cut in your skin‚ and an infectiondevelops‚ the second line of defence becomes active. Through a sequence of steps called the immune response‚ the immune system attacks these pathogens. The second line of defence is a group of cells‚ tissues and organs that work together to protect the body. This is the
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Lab #1 (16th October‚ 2012) Safety in the Microbiology Lab * Clinical specimens received from patients pose a hazard to personnel health because of the infectious agents they may contain. * Spurred by the spread of HIV/AIDS‚ the CDC has recommended safety precautions concerning the handling of patient materials by health care workers. * Universal precaution (or blood and body fluid precaution). * Emphasis on good knowledge and common sense. * Safety is everybody’s business
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