Lab #1 (16th October‚ 2012) Safety in the Microbiology Lab * Clinical specimens received from patients pose a hazard to personnel health because of the infectious agents they may contain. * Spurred by the spread of HIV/AIDS‚ the CDC has recommended safety precautions concerning the handling of patient materials by health care workers. * Universal precaution (or blood and body fluid precaution). * Emphasis on good knowledge and common sense. * Safety is everybody’s business
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vegetative form of the organism is ingested‚ these acids are able to kill it. When the spores are able to pass into the small intestine‚ the bile activates the spores into a vegetative state. The organism then releases toxins which irritate the intestinal membranes and cause the diarrhea and colitis. (Patel‚
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horses‚ donkeys and mules. This infection is caused by a bacterium called Streptococcus equi and is zootic in domesticated horses worldwide. It is a gram positive bacteria‚ capsulated β-hemolytic Lancefield group C coccus‚ which is an obligate parasite and a primary pathogen. The disease is spread when the nasal discharge or material from a draining abscess contaminates pastures‚ barns‚ feed troughs‚ and stables. This infection can be contracted at any age but is mostly seen in younger or elderly
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GI Terminologies Visceral pain; dull poorly localized pain Somatic pain; sharp pain‚ well localized Referred pain; pain experience at a distance from disease process Fetor hepaticus; sweet fecal odor caused by hepatic failure Feculent breath; foul fecal odor caused by severe bowel obstruction Severe halitosis; foul breath odor can be caused by poor dental hygience or neoplasms or esophagus and stomach Jaundice; yellowish discoloration of skin caused by high bilirubin level associated with
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FISH DISEASES AND THEIR CONTROL Lecture Prepared by: Prof. G.N.O. Ezeri Aquaculture and Fisheries Management University of Agriculture‚ Abeokuta‚ NIGERIA. ADVANCES IN FISH DISEASES FIS 710 (3 Units) Core Course Outline • Types of fish diseases‚ (parasitic‚ bacterial‚ fungal‚ nutritional etc.) • Laboratory methods for fish disease diagnosis‚ • Prevention‚ control and therapy of fish disease Introduction • Higher stocking densities call for the introduction of large quantities
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MEDICAL IMMUNOLOGY & SEROLOGY Terence L. Eday‚ RMT‚ MT(ASCPi)‚ MPH College of Medical Technology / Medical Laboratory Science University of Perpetual Help System DALTA Historical Perspective • 1773‚ Voltaire reported on an ancient Chinese custom where dried and powdered small pox scabs were inhaled • 1798‚ Edward Anthony Jenner‚ Smallpox vaccination • 1862‚ Ernst Haekel‚ Recognition of phagocytosis • 1877‚ Paul Erlich‚ recognition of mast cells Historical Perspective • 1879‚
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stomach and the small intestine and resulting in acute diarrhea. It can be transferred by contact with contaminated food and water. The inflammation is caused most often by an infection from certain viruses or less often by bacteria‚ their toxins‚ parasites‚ or an adverse reaction to something in the diet or medication. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY The GIT is composed of two general parts‚ the main GIT start from the mouth to esophagus‚ to Stomach to Small intestine to Large intestine to Rectum. The esophagus
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blood vessel and damaged the neurovascular fascicles of the left arm‚ which would have caused heavy bleeding and possibly paralysis of the arm. The Otzi probably bled to death in a couple of minutes. Otzi was also a victim of whipworm‚ which is a parasite that attacks the intestines. CT scans also revealed that three or four of his right ribs had been compressed most likely from his lying-down position after death or perhaps from the weight of the ice‚ which could have crushed his body. Thanks to
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Indian currency Asiatic J. Biotechnology Resources‚ 3:255-260 Taylor‚ George Rogers (2007). The Transportation Revolution‚ 1815–1860 Thompson‚ Andrea (2007-06-04). "E. coli Thrives in Beach Sands" Umeh‚ E.U.‚ J.U Uneke‚ C. and Ogbu‚ O. Potential for parasite and bacteria transmission by paper currency in Nigeria. J Environ Health‚ 69 (2007) 54–60. (1) University of Wisconsin–Madison Department of Bacteriology.Textbook of Bacteriology.Retrieved 2007-11-30. Webmd.com/a-to-z-guides/e-coli-infection-topic-overview
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The Depopulation of Native Americans (Colin Calloway v. David S. Jones) Issue #2 Karen Lee @01234920 History 170 Professor Seiling M/W-9:05 A.M. March 4‚ 2015 Was disease a key factor in the depopulation of Native Americans in the Americas? In “Taking Sides‚” issue 2‚ Colin G. Calloway argues that key factor of the depopulation was through the epidemic diseases contact from Europeans. In contrast‚ David S. Jones controvert that there were other factors at work that explains the drastic loss
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