Pages 38–39 B1 1.8 Changing pathogens What is a mutation? The changing of the structure of a gene What is antibiotic resistance? Antibiotic resistance is a type of drug resistance where a microorganism is able to survive exposure to an antibiotic. What is the scientific name for this process? methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Why is bacterial resistance a problem? Because they can cause diseases. What has led to an increase in the amount of bacterial resistance? Because the particles
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My idea of a perfect pathogen would be one that can survive and persist long enough to cause infection and to be transmitted to the next host. And this multiplicity of behaviours depends at least on the generation of diverse cell surface structures and phenotypic variants to evade the host immune response. One such strategy to achieve this in bacteria is antigenic variation‚ a strategy also employed by viruses‚ fungi‚ and protozoa‚ which all face similar challenges when infecting a host‚ that is
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Agriculture itself could scarcely have evolved eons ago without the versatile pig‚ yet fewer and fewer farmers raise even a single pig these days because there comes a time where they cannot control the situations when problems occur such as spreading of diseases to their animals. The problem of that is not on the animals‚ but on the operations and maintenance of human resources like the piggeries. Pigs gets contaminated through direct or indirect contact or by eating uncooked slops or kitchen scraps or
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choose from they are‚ Certificate‚ Associate’s and Bachelors degrees‚ What are Blood Borne Pathogens About Us: Blood borne pathogens are microorganisms that can cause disease when transmitted from an infected individual to another individual through blood and certain body fluids. Blood borne pathogens are capable of causing serious illness and death. The most common illnesses caused by Blood Borne Pathogens are‚ hepatitis B (HBV)‚ hepatitis C (HBC)‚ and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) from
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Running head: Blood-borne Pathogens in the Nursing Profession Abstract Your abstract should be one paragraph and should not exceed 120 words. It is a summary of the most important elements of your paper. All numbers in the abstract‚ except those beginning a sentence‚ should be typed as digits rather than words. To count the number of words in this paragraph‚ select the paragraph‚ and on the Tools menu click Word Count. Bloodborn Pathogens in the Nursing Profession Introduction The nursing
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Blood borne Pathogens Guidelines for Healthcare Workers-Protecting Yourself with Standard Precautions Protect Yourself from Blood borne Pathogens As a healthcare worker‚ you may be exposed to germs that come from blood and other body fluids. Such germs‚ called blood borne pathogens‚ can make you very sick. By following your facility’s guidelines and using standard precautions‚ you can protect yourself from blood borne pathogens. Read to learn more. What Are Standard Precautions? Standard
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Pathogen Project #7 Salmonella 1) What type of microbe: G - bacterium 2) What is the natural habitat of your pathogen‚ that is‚ where does it reproduce or what is the reservoir? Animals are the main reservoir for Salmonella. It also lives on eggs‚ raw meats‚ unpasteurized milk‚ fruits‚ and vegetables. 3) What disease it causes – that is‚ the MAIN disease it causes: The primary disease Salmonella causes is gastroenteritis. Gastroenteritis causes bloating‚ abdominal cramping and most commonly
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There are a number of different ways the body protects itself against pathogens. Pathogens are microorganisms that cause disease. Such as harmful bacteria‚ viruses and fungi‚ many mechanisms occur in the human body to help keep it healthy and avoid any unknown pathogens from invading the body. The human body protects itself effectively against small bacterial and viral germs that can cause a disease‚ it is easy for pathogens to settle down and multiply due to the nutrients provided inside the human
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The Occupational Exposure to Bloodborne Pathogens Standard People who work in health care‚ first responders‚ correctional workers‚ dental workers‚ as well individuals who perform body art‚ are all at risk for having an occupational exposure to Bloodborne pathogens. According to OSHA‚ “Bloodborne pathogens are infectious microorganisms present in blood that can cause disease in humans” (United States Department of Labor/OSHA‚ n.d.). Healthcare workers that are primarily exposed when taking blood‚
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Identification of Bacterial Pathogens basic skills in diagnostic bacteriology Dr.T.V.Rao MD Dr.T.V.Rao MD 1 Identification of Microorganisms • For many students and professionals the most pressing topic in microbiology is how to identify unknown specimens. • Why is this important? • Labs can grow‚ isolate and identify most routinely encountered bacteria within 48 hrs of sampling. • The methods microbiologist use fall into three categories: ♣Phenotypic- morphology (micro and
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