contributes to antibiotic resistance is the amount of antibiotics that are given to farming animals. Did you know that as of 2015‚ “80 percent of all antibiotics sold in the U.S. are given to poultry and livestock” (National Geographic: Should We Continue to Feed Antibiotics to Livestock?‚ 2015). Knowing the threatening consequences of antibiotic resistance‚ why are antibiotics given to cattle? The majority of the nation pays no attention to how antibiotics in cattle contributes to antibiotic resistance
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“Explaining FDA’s Antibiotic Phaseout in Livestock” was written to explain the FDA’s policy about antibiotics in the feed for livestock and what the FDA believes is most important for the livestock and for human health. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) made a plan to slowly decrease dispense of the medically important antibiotics. They do not want the antibiotics to boost the growth of the food animals or increase feed efficiency. The plan of the FDA would also consist of gradually increasing
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TRIPLE SUGAR-IRON AGAR TEST Triple sugar-iron (TSI) agar test- designed to differentiate among the different groups or genera of the Enterobacteriaceae‚ which are all gram-negative bacilli capable of fermenting glucose with the production of acid a. Differentiation is made on the basis of differences in carbohydrate fermentation patterns and hydrogen sulfide production. To facilitate observation of carbohydrate utilization patterns- TSI agar slants contain lactose and sucrose (1%) concentrations
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Collection‚ Observation‚ and Analysis of Microorganisms in the human environment Introduction The necessity and value of collecting‚ identifying‚ and analyzing the various microbes regularly encountered in the daily human environment becomes quite apparent when one gains even
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c) In what ways did the understanding of the treatment of disease change in the years 1860-1945? The treatment of disease changed dramatically in the years 1860-1845 due to the changes of how people understand it‚ how each discovery such as Pasteur’s opens new doors‚ leading to other discoveries such Koch’s identification of germs‚ the magic bullet and discovery of penicillin. this has help society to understand the causes of disease‚ and the ways to tackle it. These discoveries began in
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I did not learn my communicating skills until I took my microbiology class. I had to do a project on sexual transmitted diseases (STD) and it required meeting after class. Being shy and not confident enough‚ I didn’t want to meet my group. Dr. Nande called me one day because some of my group partners complained to him. I stood in front of him looking down nervously on what he was going to say. He read my body language and just said that I can either tell him what the problem is or I can take a zero
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Gumamela (Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn) ABOUT GUMAMELA Gumamela is a shrub that grows from one meter up to 4 meters high. Gumamela is also known as: Hibiscus‚ China Rose and Shoeflower. In the Philippines‚ gumamela is cultivated as an ornamental plant. The gumamela flower comes in many colors: red‚ yellow‚ orange‚ white‚ purple‚ pink and other color combinations. Gumamela leaves‚ usually blended with Rose Hip has long been used in the Middle East and Okinawa as herbal tea. Today‚ the use
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The Problem of Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria in Hospitals. Introduction Antibiotic resistant bacteria are bacteria who can survive after exposure to one or more antibiotics. Some bacteria present today can even be resistant to multiple antibiotics and these are sometimes referred to by the name Multidrug resistant (MDR). Today many clinically important bacteria are MDR’s and this is a direct result of past decades of antimicrobial use and misuse. If an infection results from this sort of resistant
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Antibiotics M. Camila Alvarez As described by doctors‚ antibiotics are powerful medicines that fight bacterial infections. Bacteria are widely spread throughout the globe and if used properly‚ can save lives. They either kill bacteria or keep them from reproducing. From there‚ this issue can be taken by your body’s natural defenses. Although these chemicals may seem very productive at times‚ they do more harm than good. Each time your body receives antibiotics; it increases the chances that bacteria
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Microbiology case study Spring 2009 Case Study On July 14th‚ a 26 year-old man developed severe nausea and bloody emesis. At a local hospital emergency room‚ he was treated with IV fluids and antiemetic medication and admitted for further observation. That evening he became disoriented‚ combative‚ and had difficulty breathing. On July 16th‚ he became hypotensive and hypoxic and was transferred to a specialty care facility for ventilator support. Examination revealed a temperature of 104
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