The Search for better health – notes on all parts except first hand pracs • Discuss difficulties in defining the terms health and disease. Health is defined as the complete physical‚ physiological‚ mental and social wellbeing of an organism. It is not merely the absence of disease. Disease can be defined as a state which prevents correct functioning or impairs bodily function. It is difficult to define these terms as they are very subjective and dynamic‚ i.e. they differ from person
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the simplest multicellular organisms have cells that depend on each other in order to survive. Some organisms are partially uni- and multicellular‚ like Dictyostelium discoideum. Other can be unicellular and multinucleate‚ like Myxogastria and Plasmodium. ‘Candidatus Magnetoglobus multicellularis’‚ related to Deltaproteobacteria‚ is a multicellular prokaryote. It is neither unicellular‚ nor a colony. Most unicellular organisms are of microscopic size and are thus classified as microorganisms.
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Study Guide 4 CH. 21 Genomics – the study of whole sets of genes and their interactions. Bioinformatics – is the application of computational methods to the storage and analysis of biological data Linkage Map – maps the location of several thousand genetic markers on each chromosome Physical Map – Expresses the distance between genetic markers‚ usually as the number of base pairs along the DNA Metagenomics – DNA from a group of species (a metagenome) is collected from an environmental
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Microbes: Adaptation and Immunity One of humanity’s biggest blunders is the frequent use of antibiotics against viral infections‚ which include influenza‚ colds‚ herpes‚ etc. Not only do these antibiotics have absolutely no effect to both the patient’s condition and the infection itself‚ these also promote antibiotic resistance. This blunder is aided by the accessibility when it comes to antibiotic purchase. What is Antibiotic Resistance? Antibiotic resistance is a form of drug resistance which
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There are 2 ways that the fomites can be transmitted. These include direct and indirect transmission. Direct transmission occurs when there is physical contact between an infected person and a susceptible person. Indirect contact transmission occurs when there is no direct human-to-human contact. Contact occurs from a reservoir to contaminated surfaces or objects‚ or to vectors such as insects or animals. Direct contact infections spread when microorganisms pass from the infected person to the healthy
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Bio 101 Chapter 1 Diversity of Life 3 Domains / 6 Kingdoms Archaea / Archaea Bacteria / Bacteria Eukarya / Protista‚ Plantae‚ Fungi‚ Animalia Kingdom Archaea: Prokaryotes; Ancient Bacteria Kingdom Bacteria: Prokaryotes; Common Bacteria Kingdom Protista Eukaryotes; Unicellular organisms (small) Algae (unicellular‚ colonial‚ small or multicellular‚ Large) Kingdom Fungi Eukaryotes; Non-photosynthetic‚ multicellular (except yeast)‚ External
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Intro to Microbiology: Gram stain: Gram + Gram - Exotoxin Except Listeria has endotoxin Endotoxin Except Capsules Strep pneumo VERY Dangerous: (Some Strange Killers Have Pretty Nice Capsules) 1. Salmonella 2. Strep 3. Kleibsiella 4. Hemophilus B 5. Pseudomonas 6. Nisseria-(largest capsule- most likely cause of any toxicity) 7. Citroacter Gram (+) Gram (-) N-acetyl muramic acid (Nam) + N-acetyl glucosamine (Nag) = Peptidoglycan wall Contains
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STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY‚ ETIOLOGY‚ DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT. Roberto Carmona Florida International University Abstract: Steven Johnson Syndrome is an inmune disease charactherized by a detachment of the epidermis from dermis. It could be fatal and the pathophysilogy involves a complex hypersensitivity reaction with the participation of T lymphocytes that induce keratinocyte’s apoptosis. The syndrome can be cause by drigs‚ infections and malignancies. The diagnosis
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Togo has the average sizes of families ranging from 3 to 7 kids is the average family size. The food that is mainly eaten in togo is maize‚ rice‚ millet‚ cassava‚ yam‚ plantain‚ and beans are the most common consumed food in Togolease.The educational system of togo is patterned on the French model that has the three levels of primary‚ secondary and higher education. The primary education is free and compulsory of children six years of age‚ and lasts for six years.Health care options are not very
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JPRHC Review Article REVIEW ON PHYTOCHEMISTRY AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ASPECTS OF EUPHORBIA HIRTA LINN. SANDEEP B. PATIL*‚ MRS. NILOFAR S. NAIKWADE‚ CHANDRAKANT S. MAGDUM For author affiliations‚ see end of text This paper is available online at www.jprhc.com ABSTRACT: Medicinal herbs are the local heritage with global importance. Medicinal herbs have curative properties due to presence of various complex chemical substance of different composition‚ which are found as secondary plant metabolites in
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