immediately. 2a.) Explain the role of IgE and mast cells in type I hypersensitivity reactions. Type 1 Hypersensitivity is a reaction that involves many parts of the body‚ for instance‚ the skin‚ eyes‚ nasopharynx‚ bronchopulmonary tissue‚ and the gastrointestinal tract. This reaction may cause a range of minor symptoms to fatality. Common manifestations that may possibly occur during Type 1 Hypersensitivity are rhinitis‚ asthma‚ atopic eczema‚ bee-sting reaction‚ and gastroenteritis. IgE‚ released from B
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Escherichia coli was discovered by German Bacteriologist Theodore von Escherich in 1885(quote). It is commonly known as E. coli and 0157:H7; E. coli found in the human intestinal tract and is found in multiple forms. E. coli is rod shaped and the size of two microns to one micron. Widely known for the deadly stain found in feces and meat. The pathogen is still a major instrumental issue in human health and is easily infectious with contaminated sustenance. E. coli is gram-negative bacilli tested
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Robert Arteche Kaplan University SC235: General Biology 1 Unit 4 Assignment The heart is what some determine to be the most important organ in our bodies and one of the biggest contributors. It is one of the major organs that if we did not have‚ it would not be possible for us to live. The heart is about the size of a fist and is broken down into four chambers‚ the aorta‚ superior vena cava‚ pulmonary artery‚ and the coronary artery. The four chambers include the right and left atrium
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1. What is street food? FAO defines the street food as food sold at various points to ease consumer access at a low cost affordable by the poor. Street foods are ready-to-eat foods and beverages prepared and/or sold by vendors or hawkers especially in the streets and other similar places. 2. Why are the people addicted in eating street foods? Street foods may be the least expensive and most accessible means of obtaining a nutritionally balanced meal outside the home for many low income people
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January 1 2008 3. “Capsule Endoscopy in Gastroenterology’’. Mayo Clinic. Accessed October 5 2007 4. Herrerias‚ J.M.‚ et al.”Capsule Endoscopy in patients with Suspected Crohn’s Disease and Negative Endoscopy”.Endoscopy.European society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy.2003;35:564-568 DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-40241
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and well diverse microorganisms. Lactobacillus acidophilus is only one of the many microorganisms that exist under conditions inadaptable to other life forms. Lactobacillus acidophilus was discovered by pediatrician‚ Ernst Moro. He researched gastrointestinal disorders that infected his patients which consisted mainly of infants because the mortality rate nearly exceeded 25%. He soon presented his first characterization of Latobacillus acidophilus and received permission to continue his work on the
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ANTI-INFECTIVES Anti-infective agents are drugs that are designed to act selectively on foreign organisms that have invaded and infected the body of a human host. Ideally‚ these drugs would be toxic to the infecting organisms only and would have no effect on the host (or human) cells. OVERVIEW • Antimicrobial therapy (often termed “antibiotic therapy”) is the use of medications to treat infections caused by bacteria‚ viruses‚ and fungi. • Antimicrobial must use selective toxicity to kill
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digestion system‚ starting from consuming a cooked dinner to chemical and physical changes within the body‚ to prepare or help absorption of vital nutrients and help disposal of waste. The structure of the digestive system starts with the gastrointestinal tract‚ it is a tube that runs from the mouth to the anus and because of this some scientist says it is an external organ; there are also accessory organs for digestion‚ the salivary glands‚ teeth‚ tongue‚ liver‚ gall bladder and pancreas. The function
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Anatomy and Physiology Assignment Research project: The role of calcium and vitamin D in the development and maintenance of bone structure What is Parathyrin? Parathyrin is a substance made by the parathyroid gland that helps the body store and use calcium. A higher than normal amount of parathyrin causes high levels of calcium in the blood and may be a sign of disease. Parathyrin is also sometimes known as Parathormone‚ parathyroid hormone and PTH. What is Calcatonin? Calcatonin is a hormone
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antiquity‚ Jason and Odysseus have much in common and just as much not. It has been said that The Voyage of the Argo‚ written centuries past The Odyssey‚ is an imitation or some form of plagiarism of the primary epic poem of ancient Greece. I like the other train of thought; it is more an acknowledgement or tip of the hat‚ so to speak‚ specifically to The Odyssey. Both tales center on a hero and a fantastic voyage. Jason was less the virtuous demi-God we see in Odysseus. At first glance‚ he appeared an unlikely
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