The food borne illness I have chosen is salmonella. Question 1: What is the infectious agent (pathogen) that causes this infectious disease? The infectious agent (pathogen) that causes salmonella is called salmonella enteriditis. The bacteria is larger than a virus; but‚ is visible to the eye with the microscope. It is rod-shaped‚ gram negative‚ non-motile bacteria that does not form spores. Interestingly enough it communicates to its fellow bacteria via AHL. It infects the cell‚ multiplies
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Water‚ one of man’s basic necessities‚ plays an important role in treating colds. A. Drink plenty of fluids daily. 1. Dehydration can be prevented by drinking water‚ milk‚ sports drinks‚ herbal teas‚ or fruit juices. 2. Avoid drinks with caffeine since they may cause dehydration. 3. Hot liquids help in relieving nasal congestion. B. Gargle with warm water mixed with a dissolved half teaspoon of salt. 1.
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Despite the fact that water is something that has no taste‚ we still love it! Who doesn’t relish the feeling of a cool drink of water on a sweltering hot day? Approximately 70% of our body’s mass is made of water and according to a number of doctors‚ drinking a total of eight glasses of water a day fulfils the necessary requirement of this liquid our body demands. For a long time now‚ I have been searching regarding the benefits associated with water. Finally‚ after reviewing countless websites
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CAUSES‚ SYMPTOMS AND TREATMENTS OF DIABETES INSIPIDUS Diabetes Insipidus (DI) is defined as a disorder that causes a high volume of urine in a patient; this massive volume of urine is usually accompanied by intense thirst. Although very different from Diabetes Mellitus‚ the disorder can affect infants‚ children and adults as well. With numerous causes and symptoms‚ there are also several different treatments for DI. I hope to cover and briefly discuss some of the causes‚ symptoms and treatments
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there are products to help with incontinence‚ e.g.‚ adult diapers‚ leaving them on too long can result in excoriated skin or ulcers. The family then reduces the elder’s fluid intake so he or she won’t void frequently causing symptoms of dehydration. As dehydration sets in‚ the elder‚ already in a fragile state‚ becomes confused and weak‚ leading to falls‚ kidney failure or death. This scenario can be avoided if society becomes more in tune to the signs of abuse and not mistakenly identify these
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to the ability or tendency of an organism or cell to maintain internal equilibrium by adjusting its physiological processes (Homeostasis‚ n.d.). The inability of the body to assert homeostasis may lead to death or disease‚ examples are diabetes‚ dehydration‚ hypoglycemia‚ hyperglycemia‚ gout‚ and any disease caused by a toxin present in the bloodstream‚ which is a condition known as homeostatic inconsistency. All of these diseases are caused by an increased amount of a particular substance in the blood
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LOST IN THE DESERT! By David Evans Natural Sciences Penn College/PSU Williamsport‚ PA Part I: July 13th‚ AM Mark‚ a white‚ 35-year-old male weighing approximately 70 kilogram (kg) started a three-hour drive across the desert on US 95 from Yuma‚ Arizona‚ to Blythe‚ California. He set out at 7 AM on what was expected to be a very hot July day. He anticipated that it would take him about three hours to reach Blythe—plenty of time to make his 11 AM appointment with Sarah‚ his fiancée. When he failed
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also live in the environment in brackish rivers and coastal waters. Approximately 1 in 20 infected people has severe disease characterized by profuse watery diarrhoea‚ vomiting and leg cramps. In these people rapid loss of body fluids leads to dehydration and shoal. Without treatment death can occur within hours. Cholera cases and deaths were officially reported by WHO‚ in the year 2000‚ from 27 countries in Africa‚ 9 countries in Latin America‚ 13 countries in Asia‚ 2 countries in Europe‚ and
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Ritalin (a medicine that has MPH) makes this type of effect on people’s body‚ why? Because MPH also takes all the waters that are on human body’s that makes dehydration that consequently make the headache. The headache make by the Ritalin can be avoid by drinking lot of water and less sodium so people can avoid water absorsion and stop the dehydration. One of the other side effects of the MPH is the transmission of
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Clostridium Perfringens is a spore forming gram-positive bacterium. C. Perfringens is found in the intestines of animals and humans as well as many environmental sources. It can survive in little or no oxygen and is found on raw meat and poultry. According to the Center for Disease Control (2011)‚ C. Perfringens is one of the most common causes of foodborne illness in the United States and causes nearly one million cases of foodborne illness each year (Center for Disease Control‚ 2011). People get
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