scientists took spores from healthy feces and put them inside pills to give to patients who were infected with Clostridium difficile. The pills were given to thirty people and twenty-nine recovered. With results like that‚ scientists were eager to see what other diseases could be
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Heartworm I. American Heartworm Society a. The internationall recognized authority for diagnosis‚ treatment and prevention of dirofilariasis b. Web page: heartwormsociety.org II. Canine Heartworm c. Dirofilaria immitis is the dog heartowmr d. These are usually large worms roughly the size of a strand of cooked spaghetti e. Transmitted from dog to dog by mosquitos f. Infects the pulmonary arterial system and right heart i. Grow from pulmonary
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LOBOZEA (amoeba)Species: ENTAMOEBA HISTOLITICA: * Only pathogenic parasite of this class * in large intestine * morphology: 1.trophozoite ; 2. Quadrinucleate cyst - 15 micrometers (smaller than 10 is ‘non-pathogenic’)‚ found in colon and feces‚ 4 nuclei * Life cycle: > parasite in caecum > mature cyst is swallowed > cyst hatches in intestine and quadrinucleated amoeba come out > divide into 8 trophozoites * Can occur in liver‚ lungs‚ brain and skin * Pathogenicity:
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A person can spread the hepatitis A virus if their feces come into contact with someone else‚ since the virus lives and can be found in the infecteds stool/feces. This is why the hepatitis A virus is mainly transmitted through contaminated food‚ water‚ sanitation‚ or even lack of personal hygiene. If a person consumes contaminated food or comes into contact
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terminates in the anus. This is where the water from the chyme‚ the stomach’s gastric juices which breaks down proteins and kills harmful bacteria‚ is absorbed back into the body (8). The key role of the rectum is to acts as a temporary storehouse for feces until they are eliminated from the body through defecation
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pancreatic juice. The small intestine is where the final enzymatic breakdown of food molecules occurs‚ and is the main site of nutrient absorption. From here the food is delivered to the large intestine where water and electrolytes are absorbed and feces are formed. This food will travel through the large intestine into the rectum which regulates the elimination of
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bacteria‚ virus or parasite. Salmonella is a bacteria that was discovered more than one hundred years ago by a scientist named Dr. Daniel E. Salmon‚ who the bacteria is named after. The bacteria are living microscopic creatures that are found in the feces of people or animals and spread to other people or other animals. There are more than 2‚000 strains of Salmonella‚ but Salmonella serotype Enteritidis and Salmonella serotype Typhimurium are the most common and they are the most common cause of food
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Demsky Urination Micturition‚ voiding‚ and urination all refer to the process of emptying the urinary bladder. Defecation Elimination of the waste products of digestion from the body. - Expulsion of feces from the anus and rectum. - The excreted waste products are referred to as feces or stool. Maintaining Normal Urinary Elimination Promoting fluid intake Maintaining normal voiding habits Assisting with toileting Promoting Fluid Intake Increasing fluid intake increases
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to say Sasha Kramer has a potty mouth. Almost since arriving in Haiti over ten years ago‚ as a PHD candidate‚ she’s focused her energy tirelessly on human sanitation and the health consequences due to the lack of it. In affluent Western cultures‚ feces flushes away with the flick of a lever and is forgotten. In Haiti‚ the residents are not so lucky. There’s an ever-present danger of contracting a life-threatening illness or disease from waterborne pathogens‚ due to s poorly placed toilets seeping
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Fur Free “50 million animals are killed for fur worldwide every year” (liberationbc). Animals live in horrible conditions before their lives are cut short. They then endure painful‚ unthinkable deaths‚ while causing damage to the environment. All this for the sake of an unnecessary global industry that makes billions of dollars annually. The animal fur and skin pelt industry is inhumane‚ lacking compassion for the life of these animals and the greater good of this planet. To begin‚ animals
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