Marfan syndrome is a disorder of connective tissue‚ the tissue that strengthens the body’s structures Disorders of connective tissue affect the skeletal system‚ cardiovascular system‚ eyes‚ and skin. Causes‚ incidence‚ and risk factors Marfan syndrome is caused by defects in a gene called fibrillin-1. Fibrillin-1 plays an important role as the building block for connective tissue in the body. The gene defect also causes too much growth of the long bones of the body. This causes the tall height
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Lupus is a complicated and unpredictable disease‚ no two cases are alike. Each individual person with lupus acquire different symptoms that affect so many different organs. A mild case of lupus effects the skin or joints‚ the severity of the disease can vary from person to person. The skin is often “a characteristic red skin rash- the so called butterfly or malar rash- may appear across the nose‚ cheeks‚ hands and other areas exposed to the sun. Because many people with lupus are sensitive to sunlight
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by E. faecalis contributes to its pathogenicity [2]. Several reports state that enterococcal species possess the property of causing a variety of diseases in humans [3‚ 4]. It is known from previous studies that Enterococcus faecalis can cause endocarditis‚ bacteremia‚ urinary tract infections‚ meningitis and other infections in humans [5‚ 6‚ and 7]. Enterococcus faecalis and Enterococcus faecium are the most predominant species of clinical isolates accounting for more than 90% [8]. Enterococci
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from http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/heart-failure/DS00061. Ogbru‚ O. (2012). Beta Blockers. Retrieved October 10‚ 2012‚ from http://www.medicinenet.com/beta_blockers/article.htm U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. (2010‚ Oct 1). What is Endocarditis? Retrieved October 3‚ 2013‚ from http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topics/endo/
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males than in females‚ in fact‚ about half of the women with gonorrhea have no symptoms. Effects of this disease could include; gonococcal eye infection‚ blood poisoning‚ infectious arthritis‚ pelvic inflammatory disease‚ epididnmitis‚ endocarditis‚ sexual impotence in men‚ and infertility in women. Also‚ pregnant women can infect unborn babies. Gonorrhea can be diagnosed by tests that include blood studies. There could be laboratory cultures and microscopic analysis of the discharge
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Rheumatic Fever! Rheumatic Heart Disease By Kaya Michaelis Causes: Rheumatic heart disease is damage of the heart’s valves caused by rheumatic fever‚ which is caused by streptococcal bacteria. A streptococcal infection is caused by strep throat or scarlet fever.The streptococcal infection may result in scarring of the valves‚ weakness of the heart muscle‚ or damage to the hearts pericardium. Rheumatic fever mostly affects children from the ages of 5 -15‚ and occurs approximately 14-28 days after
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Staphylococcus aureus is a spherical‚ or coccus‚ bacteria (MRSA). The bacteria usually appears is chains‚ bunches‚ or grape like clusters‚ (Gregory‚ 229). It is a gram-positive aerobic organism that causes skin infections and sometimes pneumonia‚ endocarditis and osteomyelitis (Beers‚ 1442). This infection commonly leads to abscess formations (Beers‚ 1442). Staphylococcus aureus is a coagulase positive bacterium‚ and is among those that are dangerous human pathogen because it has the ability to both
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Andrew Walker Mr. Ruiter Choir M3 12/14/2015 Benjamin Britten Benjamin was brought into the world on November 22‚ 1913 on the east coast of England in a town called Lowestoft. At age 5 he was composing music for the first time. His mom‚ Edith Rhoda was an amateur singer and that was his first musical exposure. Without musical guidance he somehow progressed enough to at the age of 6 write a play called “The Royal Falily”. As much as he liked music‚ he also loved mathematics as well as being
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concentrations of antibiotic. This allows microbiologists to see which concentration (MIC) of antimicrobial will be effective against the pathogen. It also used for determining treatment for patients suffering from infections such as pneumonia‚ meningitis‚ endocarditis or osteomyelitis or managing the treatment of high-risk patients such as those suffering from cystic fibrosis or immunocompromised individuals. MIC methods are varies such as disc tests that give qualitative result‚ dilution tests which testing
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In the unknown identification labs‚ we have identified our unknown as Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Pseudomonas aeruginosa is Gram negative and rod shaped that we found to be motile in the lab. Our strain of P. aeruginosa formed colonies that were round in shape and had scalloped margins on nutrient agar. On our agar slant‚ the P. aeruginosa colonies had a filiform appearance on the edges. I think we correctly identified our unknown as P. aeruginosa because we performed several different tests‚ eleven
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