The incidents and increased complications of diseases in hospitals continue to escalate. Cross-contamination is a concern because the spread of microorganism from room to room can rapidly become a big outbreak. Understanding the modes of prevention is vital for the success against bacteria; these responsibilities apply to everybody working and visiting a hospital. Using a good hand washing techniques‚ proper wear of personal protective equipment and sterilization of surgical equipments are the first
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several causes of oral diseases ranging from chemical burns as a result of aspirin or tobacco use to hormonal disturbances from simply going through puberty or becoming pregnant. One cause of great concern is microorganisms. From bacteria to viruses‚ there are many pathogenic microorganisms that may be found in the oral cavity. As a dental assistant‚ we should be capable of identifying an abnormal condition in the mouth and making sure to inform the dentist about it. A virus that is common and
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American Society for Microbiology. The Microbial World The microbial world is a realm of life made up of microorganisms and viruses. Microbiology is the branch of biological sciences concerned with the study of these microbes. Microorganisms are unicellular organisms (capable of existence as single cells)‚ too small to be seen with the naked eye. Among all forms of life on the earth‚ microorganisms predominate in numbers of species and in biomass‚ but their occurrence is generally underappreciated
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Name UNIT 22 CAUSES AND SPREAD OF INFECTION 1.1 Identify the differences between bacteria‚ viruses‚ fungi and parasites What is a Bacteria? A bacteria is a living things that are neither plants nor animals‚ but belong to a group all by themselves. They are very small--individually not more than one single cell--however there are normally millions of them together‚ for they can multiply really fast. Bacteria are prokaryotes (single cells that do not
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organisms with the materials necessary to support life. Here it deals with the nutrition in microorganism which is called as microbial nutrition. Nutrients may be divided into three general‚ often overlapping categories: Those that supply energy‚ those that supply carbon‚ and those that supply any and everything else. In this lecture we will consider nutrition from the point of view of microorganisms‚ though many of the principles apply to macro organisms equally well. According
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research is needed in order to gain a greater understanding of how the brain works and more importantly‚ to gain a greater understanding of how certain microorganisms change animals’ behaviors for their own benefits‚ such as reproduction and/or spreading to new hosts. He supports this claim mostly through the use of examples of these types of microorganisms. For example‚ he mentions mites that belong to the genus Anthennophorus‚ which ride on the backs of ants and stroke an ant’s mouthpart in order to
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Antibiotics Various families of antibiotics are used for various types of microorganisms to achieve control and assist body defenses during times of infection. Antibiotics are products of microorganisms that react with and inhibit the growth of other microorganisms. An antibiotic should be selectively toxic to pathogenic microorganisms‚ should not incite an allergic response in the body‚ should not upset the normal microbial population of various body sites‚ and should not foster the development
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Module 03 Quiz Review Sheet Be sure to read and review the Powerpoints for Chapters 1-3 and 5 for the Quiz! Module 1 - Foundations of Microbiology and Lab Safety – Chapters 1 & 2: Know the various classes of microorganisms and unique features and characteristics of each: Bacteria- one of the two domains of prokaryotes; all medically important prokaryotes are in the domain Bacteria. bacteria are single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms that reproduce by fission. Protozoans-Group
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LIST 13 BIBLIOGRAPHY 14 ANTIMICROBIAL PROPERTIES OF SOIL ABSTRACT Isolation and characterization of microorganisms is a practice that aids in increasing ones knowledge of a laboratory setting and it helps improve on using sterile technique. Microbes produce various antibiotics and by isolating different microbes the antibodies can be tested for. Soil samples are highly rich in microorganisms. The antimicrobial activities of microbes from 3 different soil sources (Tenby‚ Summerstrand‚ North Campus
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Introduction Food science is a field embodying the application of modern science and engineering to the production‚ processing‚ diversification‚ preservation and utilization of food. Food is very essential to man’s survival and great attention should be paid to food production‚ distribution‚ wholesomeness and preservation. To ensure that food is clean and safe for human consumption and having keeping quality‚ food scientists are responsible in seeing that the crop harvested‚ the fish caught‚ that
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