Group A Streptococcus (GAS) Essay

It is not unusual for some healthy women to harbor Group B streptococcus bacteria in their rectum and vagina. These microorganisms do not usually cause disease when few in number, but when they grow in number and colonize these areas, bacterial infection can become severe. A woman who is pregnant and tests positive for Group B strep or GBS may pass the bacteria to her baby during childbirth. GBS affects one out of 2,000 newborns in the US although not all babies born to GBS-positive mothers become…

Why a Resistant strand of Group A Streptococcus is Causing Problems in Children and Becoming Resistant to Antibiotics Abstract: Streptococcus is a bacteria that has been evolving through the recent centuries. A new form of these bacteria from group A streptococcus is becoming resistant and creating a whole new kind of this disease. The new form of this disease is twenty seven percent resistant to the antibiotic and is causing pneumonia meningitis in children. The new cures being created to fight…

Streptococcus pneumoniae Life History Streptococcus pneumoniae is found worldwide. The common host is the human body, in which it often does not cause disease but at other times it can cause diseses in particular, pneumonia. It also causes otitis media, bacteremia, meningitis, peritonitis, and sinusitis. The route by which this organism is spread is from human to human in the form of aerosol droplets. When inside the host the organism’s primary site of pneumococcal colonization is the nasopharynx…

Streptococcus mutant/Tooth Decay A new epidemic disease is on the rise, it is easily obtained but also easily preventable with the proper care of maintenance. Many people suffer from a common disease know all around the world as tooth decay. Its scientific organism name is known as Streptococcus mutant. Not only will I discuss how it can develop but also where it originated from and to inform what are some options to help maintain proper dental care if diagnosed with it and help prevent it before…

Streptococcus Pyogenes: Multi-Purpose Monsters Streptococcus pyogenes is a type of group A streptococci that causes many infectious diseases. This bacteria is commonly found in a variety of organisms, but is usually harmless unless the organisms defenses are compromised. When detrimental, group A streptococci cause infections such as impetigo, ecthyma, scarlet fever, and necrotizing fasciitis. Each of these infections displays different symptoms and requires different treatment. These treatments…

“Streptococcus Pyogenes is a Gram-positive, nonmotile, nonsporeforming coccus that occurs in chains or in pairs of cells.” (Todar's Online Book of Bacteriology) In history, Streptococcus pyogenes got its ill repute as the cause of puerperal fever, a life-threatening disease that was seen in women after childbirth, until Ignaz Semmelweis exposed that it could be stopped by physicians just washing their hands before each vaginal examination.( Live Strong) S. pyogenes is one of the most frequent pathogens…

most common are Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib), Pneumocystis jiroveci. However, significant proportion of all pneumonia is caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae. In fact, the diseases caused by S. pneumoniae also include sinusitis, meningitis, otitis and some other problems, including septic arthritis, endocarditis and spontaneous bacterial peritonitis (WHO Pneumonia factsheet, 2013). The main aim of this paper is to familiarize the reader with Streptococcus pneumoniae and…

Contraction and Spread of Streptococcus pyogenes Abstract: Streptococcus pyogenes is a very common bacteria found in humans. It is very transmissible and can be caught through the air via coughing or sneezing. This form of Strep. illness is referred to as Streptococcal pharyngitis, also known as Strep. throat, which can complicate into Scarlet Fever. It is also possible to be infected through abrasions of the skin, which can result in cellulitis, impetigo, or even necrotizing fasciitis. Aside from…

Streptococcus agalactiae is a known pathogen and is widely known as an important cause of invasive disease in neonates. In this report the pathogenicity of this organism was investigates by looking at the distribution of genes found in Streptococcus agalctiae which appear to play an important role in the virulence of this pathogen. The distribution of these virulence genes was investigated in Streptococcus agalactiae samples recovered from neonates who had experienced an invasive disease and samples…

Effects and Diseases of the Bacterium Streptococcus Pyogenes The bacteria Streptococcus pyogenes has been infecting people for more than a century. Once a deadly bacterium, now only an antibiotic from curing the diseases it causes. Streptococcus pyogenes has been responsible for excruciating throat pains and even in some cases a horrendous rash included. This paper will talk about the history of this organism, how it acts as a pathogen, how people attract it, the symptoms that come with the disease…