Communicable Disease Paper Kayla Lysak HCS 457 July 7‚ 2014 Lindsay Cogan Communicable Disease Paper This paper will be discussing what MRSA is and the efforts that are being made to control it. It will also be discussing the environmental factors that are related to this disease. Other factors that will be discussed will be to explain the influence that lifestyles‚ socioeconomic status and disease management play and what the public health department is doing to reduce the threat this disease poses
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skins surface‚ or it can affect tissues underlying the skin and can spread to lymph nodes and even the bloodstream. Cellulitis occurs when bacteria‚ most commonly streptococcus and staphylococcus enter through breaks in the skin. One of the most serious infections is called Methicillin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Bacteria is most likely to enter the body through disrupted areas of skin‚ such as areas of recent surgery‚ IV catheters‚ cuts‚ puncture wounds‚ an ulcer or dermatitis. Certain
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in killing Staphylococcus aureus (b) obtain the statistical difference of effectiveness in killing S. aureus between hand soap and alcohol gel. The null hypothesis is that neither hand soap nor alcohol gel is effective in killing S. aureus more than the control group which is nothing at all. The alternate hypothesis is that hand soap versus the control group will be more effective in killing S. aureus and/or alcohol gel versus the control group will be more effective in killing S. aureus. Another alternate
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Biology 1003 - Cells: Size‚ Structure and Microscopy Introduction What is life? What are the key factors that biologists have defined that apply to every single organism on the planet? In the 17th century‚ due to the amazing advancement of the microscope‚ biologists created a theory to differentiate the living from the non-living called the cell theory. One concept from the theory is that all living organisms are composed of one or more cells. The importance of studying cells is akin to the
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1976;102(6):377–379 78. Van der Plas MJ‚ Jukema GN‚ Wai SW‚ Dogterom-Ballering HC‚ Lagendijk EL‚ van Gulpen C‚ van Dissel JT‚ Bloemberg GV‚ Nibbering PH. Maggot excretions/secretions are differentially effective against biofilms of Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2008;61(1):117–122. 18. Livingston SK‚ Prince LH. The treatment of chronic osteomyelitis with special reference to the use of the maggot active principle. J Am Med Assoc. 1932;98:1143–1149. 29.
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seemed to me is‚ to pick up a current problem. This also would have the benefit‚ if there are any changes indicated that such an assignment might help to improve quality and standards of nursing practice. The hospital wing currently faces multiple Staphylococcus infections of various severity and location. I tried now to investigate not so much how these infections occurred‚ rather more which factors are contributing and references back to
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organisms‚ so staining to determine if organisms possess this trait is useful in microbial identification schemes. The Ziehl-Neelsen method has endured as a reliable and effective way to demonstrate the acid-fast bacteria. Materials: 18-20 nutrient hour agar slant culture of Staphyloccus aureus 4 day old nutrient agar slant culture of Mycabaterium smegmatis Hot plate and beaker Inoculating needle and loop Bibulous paper Carbolfuchsin Acid- alcohol Methylene blue Staining procedure:
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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 of which helped us identify our organism on the Gram negative
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consumed and the ingested microorganism produces toxin itself causes the illness. Some examples of bacteria that cause food are CLOSTRIDIUM BOTOLINUM and STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS • An intoxication may also occur due to consumption of a toxic chemical such as cleaning chemicals. Foodborne Intoxication • Clostridium Botolinum Staphylococcus Aureus 3. Toxin Mediated Infection • Ingestion of a harmful microorganism in food that produces a toxin in the
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC88925 o /http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/proceedings1990/v1-511.html Biological screening of natural products and drug innovation in China Abstract The use of and search for drugs and dietary supplements derived from plants have accelerated in recent years. Ethnopharmacologists‚ botanists‚ microbiologists‚ and natural-products chemists are combing the Earth for phytochemicals and “leads” which could be developed
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