Air resistance

Clostridium difficile Bacteria • Clostridium difficile, also known as C. difficile or C. diff is a species of Gram-positive, rod-shaped, spore-forming bacteria. • C. diff are obligate anaerobic and motile bacteria-it exists best in low oxygen. • C. diff strains produce multiple toxins. The most well-known are enterotoxin (Clostridium difficile toxin A) and cytotoxin (Clostridium difficile toxin B). These toxins generally agitate the intestines causing C. difficile infections (CDI) including pseudomembranous

Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin in 1928 which was the first antibiotic that fights bacteria. During the 1900's Ninety percent of children with cerebral meningitis die, Strep throat was sometimes fatal, Ear infections could spread to the brain, pneumonia was deadly as well along with blood poisoning prior to the discovery of penicillin. Penicillin was also known as the "Miracle drug" was the first antibiotic ever discovered. This changed the world because previously life-threatening infections

approximately one and three people carry staph in their nose without any ill effect. Staph aureus is considered an opportunity infection; therefore, universal precaution practice is of upmost importance. The mode of transmission is through direct contact, air droplet, aerosol, human or animal bites. The bacteria can enter into the host through broken skin and from the cough or sneeze of an infected person. Usually, MRSA is presented by a bump or an infected area to the skin, accompanied by redness, swelling

Drawbacks of Factory Farming My dad is an accountant who recently turned into a farmer. He has been driving past farms for years, yet it never crossed his mind he would be the one driving the tractor and feeding the pigs. About a year ago, he took his love for nature to the next level and began helping a friend at his farm. Not only did my dad learn the intricacies of farming, but gained a deep understanding of the positive effects of free-range farming and negative impact of factory farming.

Nonetheless, stuff happens that sometimes confounds even the most imaginative forecasts. The remarkable healing power of antibiotics invites widespread and, however, often inappropriate use. This misuse and overuse of antibiotics leads to antibiotic resistance among bacteria and consequent treatment complications. While endemic diseases like malaria, cholera, plague and the Ebola virus weaken already vulnerable people, drug-resistant germs arises which further undermines the desires, being cured by drugs

to cefoxitin via disc and E-test, these presumptive MRSA are referred as heterogeneous as they are carrying the mecA gene. However, we need to highlight that there is in separate exception for control organism and some homogenous MRSA that show resistance to cefoxitin via disc diffusion and E-test. It is indicative that the antibiotic disc and E-test strip is technically

Diabetes Mellitus (T1DM) requires insulin for survival as the cell-mediated destruction of the β-cells of the pancreas eventually lead to a lack of insulin secretion (ADA, 2005; WHO, 2016) . Conversely, type-2 Diabetes Mellitus patients have insulin resistance (ADA, 2005) wherein their bodies cannot use the little insulin that it produces (WHO, 2016). In New Zealand, regardless of ethnicity or socio-economic status, T1DM is the most common form of diabetes in children and adolescents, increasing at a

Enclosed please find application materials on behalf of New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG). Organization: New Jersey Public Interest Research Group (NJPIRG) Date: 11/30/16 Executive Director: Allison Cairo E-mail Address: AllisonC@njpirg.org Address: 104 Bayard Street New Brunswick, NJ 08901 Telephone: 6093948155 IRS 501C3/EIN#: 22-1998155 Prepared By: Atsi Shah E-Mail: shah.atsi@yahoo.com Organizational Budget: $200,000 Year Organization Founded: 1970 Project

As the world’s population continues to grow exponentially, the area of arable farmland shrinks. As a result, new techniques in agriculture have been developed in order to produce more food using less land. Many of these techniques are considered innovative but come at the cost of the environment or human morality. One example, the large-scale use of antibiotics in livestock feeding, has become a staple of the American agriculture industry. Of all the agricultural advancements the industry has made

They called it consumption. It was an accurate name – it consumed you, and you coughed up pieces of yourself as the disease ravaged your body. More often than not, you died a painful, terrifying death, but not until after you showered your loved ones with the extremely contagious bacteria. Today we call it Tuberculosis, and, growing up as a child of the 80’s, my only exposure to TB was in the educational game, The Oregon Trail. Indeed, in the United States, TB is not something frequently seen