Diseases Infectious diseases are generally caused by microbes known as pathogens. Pathogens invade the host and can cause changes in the body that stop parts‚ or all‚ of the body working correctly. Pathogens contain antigens that are made of proteins or polysaccharides. The bodies immune system reacts to these antigens to try to attack the pathogen and protect the body. The most common pathogens include viruses and bacteria. Other pathogens include worms‚ fungi and lice. Bacteria Bacteria are small
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Introduction Pneumonia is defined as the inflammation of lung tissue caused by an infectious agent that results in acute respiratory signs and symptoms. It can either be acquired outside (community-acquired) or within the hospital (hospital-acquired) Who shall be considered as having community-acquired Pneumonia? For ages 3 months to 5 years are tachypnea and/or chest indrawing For ages 5 to 12 years are fever‚ tachypnea‚ and crackles Who shall be considered as having
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Chapter III METHODOLOGY Experimental Design Four treatments were made in this study. These were the following treatments‚ Table 1. experimental and control treatments TREATMENTS DESCRIPTION 1 100% concentration of Duranta Leaves extract 2 75% Duranta Leaves extract 3 50% of Duranta Leaves extract 4 Mancozeb Preparation of the materials The materials used in this study were Duranta leaves‚ Fusarium sp.‚ petri dish for the containment where cultures of Fusarium sp. were grown
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Coca-Cola Case Study: An Ethics Incident Dr. Wilhelmina Ford Dr. Robert Stephens Dr. Linda Cooper Macon State College Archive of Marketing Education August‚ 2007 Coca-Cola Case Study: An Ethics Incident Introduction The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002‚ sponsored by US Senator Paul Sarbanes and US Representative Michael Oxley‚ represents the biggest change to federal securities laws since the New Deal. (11). One of the first companies to become involved in the new act was the Coca-Cola
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shavings‚ sawdust‚ peanut hulls‚ shredded sugar cane‚ straw‚ and other dry‚ absorbent‚ low-cost organic materials. Sand is also occasionally used as bedding. The bedding materials help absorb moisture‚ limiting the production of ammonia and harmful pathogens. The materials used for bedding can also have a significant impact on carcass quality and bird performance.[1] There are specific practices that must be followed to properly maintain the litter and maximize the health and productivity of the flocks
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Beijerinck‚ a Dutch microbiologist‚ described an organism named Micrococcus calco-aceticus that was isolated from soil by enrichment in a calcium-acetate-containing minimal medium (Camp 2010). Acinetobacter began to be recognized as a significant hospital pathogen in the late 1970s‚ but at that time it was easily treated as it was susceptible to commonly used antimicrobials. In 1986 a pair of researchers‚ Bouvet and Grimont‚ delineated 12 DNA groups of Acinetobacter using DNA-DNA hybridization and proposed
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that microcins mediate interspecies as well as intraspecies competition among Enterobacteriaceae in the inflamed gut. Enterobacteriaceae are known as a family of gram-negative bacteria that comprise of commensal organisms‚ primary and opportunistic pathogens that are a part of the leading causes of illness and death. Microcins are proteins that contain antimicrobial activity in vitro. The experiment in this article is not based on the collection of information using numerical data‚ but it does involve
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versus single glove procedure implications in the perioperative environment Lee Brucato‚ Matthew Lower‚ Micah Miller The University of Akron Dr. Rose Baker & Dr. Rose Beeson Healthcare professionals are routinely exposed to pathogens and seek to protect themselves while still providing the best possible care. Throughout the evolution of modern healthcare‚ practices have been studied and adopted to reduce the transmission of diseases from patients to others. Healthcare providers
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1.0 - Disease 1.1 Pathogens: Pathogens are disease causing microorganisms Disease is the symptoms displayed on a person following an infection‚ a malfunction of the body or mind Infectious Disease: Caused by bacterium‚ virus‚ fungum transferred from one person to another Non Infectious Disease: A disease that is not caused by a transmitted pathogen (e.g. Stroke‚ arthritis‚ obesity) Interface: A surface or boundary between two systems For a microorganism to be a pathogen‚ it must: Gain entry
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sataiva)‚Sorghum (Sorghum spp)‚sugar cane (Saccharum officinarum). Alternate hosts include Leucaena leucocephala‚ Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato)‚ Musa sp. (banana) and Vigna unguiculata (cowpea). In Japan‚ the pathogen has been found on Panicum miliaceum. Distribution;- The pathogen is widespread in all rice-growing countries of the world. It has never been recorded on rice within the rice-growing area of South eastern Australia. In Queensland‚ the disease has been found on one occasion in a
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