The ’infestation with fly maggots’ according to Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary is referred to as myiasis ("Myiasis Medical Definition | Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary‚" n.d.). When this phenomena takes place within the living tissues of the oral cavity it is then referred to as Oral Myiasis. Though this infectious disease is rare it is something that those working in the dental field‚ especially those practicing volunteer hygiene abroad‚ should be made aware of. The purpose of this paper
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I remember getting a bad lung infection‚ pneumonia‚ caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae‚ a few years back. I was very sick with a high fever‚ shortness of breath‚ fatigue‚ chest pain‚ and greenish-yellow – sometimes even bloody – mucus‚ which I consistently coughed up. I suffered for roughly a month or so before my pneumonia finally disappeared and I healed up. Being an otherwise healthy individual‚ yet still experiencing the symptoms for such a lengthy amount of time‚ made me wonder about how S.
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protects the bacteria from the toxic by-products of oxygen metabolism. This enzyme is produced by bacteria that respires using oxygen. The catalase-positive bacteria include strict aerobes. Catalase-negative bacteria may be anaerobes‚ or they may be facultative anaerobes do not respire using oxygen as a terminal electron acceptor. The test reaction is very fast and obvious bubbles will be seen. 30% Hydrogen peroxide will be drop on a glass slide. The inoculum of 24 hours fresh culture will be picked by
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What Is Rickettsia? Rickettsia are bacteria‚ which are obligate intracellular parasites many disease-causing‚ that live in vertebrates and are transmitted by bloodsucking parasitic arthropods such as fleas ‚ lice and ticks. Rickettsias are named after their discoverer‚ the American pathologist Harold Taylor Ricketts‚ who died of typhus in Mexico after confirming the infectious agent of that rickettsial disease. Rickettsias unlike other bacteria‚ but like viruses‚ they require a living host (a living
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delivery of the currencies is two business days from the trade date (except the Canadian dollar‚ which is one day). 12. A forward transaction is any transaction that settles on a date beyond spot. 13. ALTERNATIVE MARKETS: - A currency future obligates its owner to purchase a specified asset at a specified exercise price on the contract maturity date. - An option gives the owner the right but not the obligation to buy or sell a specified quantity of a currency at a specified rate on or before
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corporate social responsibility is that companies have multiple responsibilities to maintain. These responsibilities can be arranged in a pyramid‚ with basic responsibilities closer to the bottom. As a business meets lower-level responsibilities that obligate it to shareholders and the law‚ it can move on to the higher level responsibilities that benefit society. If a company is able to meet all of its other responsibilities‚ it can begin meeting philanthropic responsibilities. Philanthropic responsibilities
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Dozier Hedging Alternatives Forward Market Hedge: Dozier would purchase U.S. dollars under a forward contract. The contract would obligate Dozier to pay £1‚057‚500 in exchange for £1‚057‚500 x 1.4198 $/£ = $1‚501‚438.50 assuming the transaction was at the quoted 3-month forward rate in Exhibit 4. Relative to the value of the contract at the current exchange rate‚ £1‚057‚500 x 1.4370 $/£ = $1‚519‚627.50 Dozier would accepting a reduction in the revenue from the contract of $1‚519
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is a gram negative bacilli Upon performing a gram stain on a colony from a streak of the unknown bacteria‚ at 100x‚ the bacteria stains negative for the gram stain. In addition‚ the structure of the bacteria is bacilli. b. The unknown is a facultative anaerobe A small amount of bacteria was added to a tube of fluid thioglygollate media‚ which permits the of a wide variety of bacteria and also allows the determination of the oxygen requirements of an organism. c. The unknown is nonmotile
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Bacillus Cereus Bacillus cereus is a rod-shaped gram- positive bacillus that can be found in food‚ dust‚ dirt and sometimes soil. It is an aerobe and a facultative anaerobe that can form spores‚ which if activated at any point can begin to germinate and produce toxins. These spores that form from B. cereus are be resistant to heat and chemicals. B. cereus is found in approximately 25% of food sampled (3). Foods that are commonly associated with B. cereus are potatoes‚ rice‚ meat‚ vegetables
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different flavor provided‚ microbial activity Factor :moisture‚ temp. ‚packaging(vaccum pack or normal pack)‚ pH‚sugar content‚ other ingredient such as spices‚salt‚ initial microbial growth‚ type of microbial present in food( lactic bacteria –induce facultative bacteria growth) (b) Your company is the manufacturer of chocolate confectionery products. One of the raw materials used in production is milk powder which is purchased from a supplier company. As part of a purchasing contract‚ you have been
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