when a living microorganism is consumed and the ingested microorganism produces toxin itself causes the illness. Some examples of bacteria that cause food are CLOSTRIDIUM BOTOLINUM and STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS • An intoxication may also occur due to consumption of a toxic chemical such as cleaning chemicals. Foodborne Intoxication • Clostridium Botolinum Staphylococcus Aureus 3. Toxin Mediated Infection • Ingestion of a harmful microorganism in food that produces a toxin in the
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Lockjaw is caused a Clostridium tetani bacterium which produces a highly dangerous toxin that affects the brain and the nervous system. Tetanus was well known to ancient people who also recognized the relationship between wounds and fatal muscle spasms. In 1897 Edmond Nocard proved that tetanus antitoxin gave passive immunity in humans and could be used for treatment. In 1924 P.Descombey developed the vaccine which was used to prevent tetanus induced by battle wounds. Clostridium tetani spores can
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El Camino College Compton Educational Center Summer 2010 General microbiology lecture part review questions for final exam Adapted by Dr. Eyob Wallano 1. Which is mismatched? A. parasitism – one organism benefits and the other receives no benefit B. competition – one organism gives off substances that inhibit or kill other organisms C. predator – seeks out and ingests live prey D. scavengers – feed on live to dead cells and wastes E. omnivores – feed on plants and flesh 2. The conversion of
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Determine Responsibility of Team Members Every member on the team has an important role to play in the implementation of the research study to facilitate the achievement of the project. Nurses are essential to this change because they are the back bone in making certain that everyone stay compliant with the facility protocol concerning PPE guidelines and hand hygiene during patient encounter. The certified nursing assistance (CNA) provide more intimate care for the patients and therefore required
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Livja Koka Anaerobic Bacteria In this experiment the purpose is to seek understanding between an organism and its use of oxygen. Oxygen is a very important part of the organisms’ survival. Oxygen has a tendency to form very reactive by-products inside a cell. These by-products create havoc by reacting with protein and DNA‚ thus inactivating them. Cells that are able to live in the presence of oxygen have evolved enzymes to cope with H2O2 and O2- and thus are not inhibited by O2. Also many anaerobes
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glass. When I got home my mother told me I should go get a tetanus immunization in case I had contracted tetanus. I did not know what tetanus is‚ so then I decided to do some research. Tetanus‚ also more commonly known as Lockjaw‚ is caused by Clostridium tetani. Lockjaw can occur as a bacterial infection mainly introduced via a break in the skin or a puncture wound into the bloodstream by soil‚ saliva and fecal matter (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetanus). In rare circumstances‚ tetanus can be
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and a decrease in urine output. 10-15 percent would be considered severe dehydration and could result in death (Welch‚ 2010). The nursing diagnosis analyzed in this paper is fluid volume deficit related to diarrhea secondary to clostridium difficile. Behaviors for fluid volume deficit are as follows: skin turgor more than 3 seconds‚ dry mucus membranes‚ longitudinal furrows on the tongue‚ slow capillary refill‚ confusion‚ lethargic‚ low urine output as defined as less than 30 millimeters
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to talk about today is botulism. Botulism neurotoxin is one of the most lethal substances known to man. Not many people are aware of what it is and its negative side-effects. What is Botulism? 3) Botulism is a neurotoxin produced by Clostridium botulism. Botulism causes extreme and sometimes fatal food poisoning. Botulism was first identified in Germany in 1735. A person had eaten a German sausage and got food poisoning. This is how botulism got its name because botulism is derived from
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Clostridium Difficile‚ C. difficile or more commonly called C. diff. belongs to the “domain bacteria which makes it a prokaryotic‚ its Phylum is Firmicutes‚ its class is Clostridia‚ its order is clostridiales‚ its family is Peptostreptococcaceae” (Brymer). “Clostridium difficile is a spore-forming‚ Gram-positive anaerobic bacillus that produces two exotoxins: toxin A and toxin B. It is a common cause of antibiotic-associated diarrhea (AAD). It accounts for 15-25% of all episodes of AAD.” [1] The
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Clonazepam‚ and Psyllium. Each of these medications have a specific purpose in managing the disease process and symptoms that my patient exhibits. When we look at Vancomycin we know that the patient is taking this medicine for treatment for their clostridium difficile. With this drug there are many facts that the patient needs to know; such as being aware of dosing‚ associated risks like issues with hearing‚ and toxicity to the body. While drugs like Levothyroxine have a series of side effects which
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