Microbiology

Ebola has affected many African countries such as Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. In fact, “these countries have experienced the largest known Ebola virus disease epidemic with approximately 13,000 persons infected as of October 28, 2014” (Chevalier, Chung, & Smith, 2014). Then in late September 2014, a 45-year-old male who had arrived in the United States from Liberia 5 days earlier went to a Texas emergency department. It then came to the attention that this patient had Ebola and the CDC implemented

Ebola Virus also known as EVD was discovered in West Africa around 1976. The affected region in Congo was near the Ebola River, which is how the virus got its name. The first two outbreaks were in Nzara, Sudan and Yambuku. Ebola is an infectious and generally fatal disease marked by fever and severe internal bleeding. It is spread through contact with infected body fluids, whose normal host species is unknown. It can be transmitted through wild animals, and after affected, through human to human

When I first did my streak plating I could only find two microbes and I was panicked. I thought the third one was a fastidious bacterium. It turned out that the third one was there all along; the growth was just too vague. I was able find it the very next day. I gram stained my bacteria and I found out I had one gram positive and two gram negatives. I called my gram positive U1 and my gram negative U2 and U3. My gram positive was rods so I was suspected it to be a Bacillus species. I waited for

The fight for who can proceed in experiments to find the cure for Ebola is on. In the experiments done by the lab scientists from, Therapeutic Intervention of Ebola Virus Infection in Rhesus Macaques with the MB-003 Monoclonal Antibody Cocktail persisted in a slight solution that resulted a minor success, but a success that is well needed. On the other hand, Dr. Lipstich feels that the results may not be so worth it considering that high risk of the scientists themselves catching the deadly virus

Bacteria have many properties in that some are very harmful, pathogenic, and others are extremely beneficial in many ways to humans and to all types of organisms. Some live within plants, fungi and humans. An example in the human body is Lactobacillus Johnsonii which is a bacteria that helps infants digest milk smoothly (it is found in the gut)( Anwar MA and others 2008). Every type of bacteria is classified according to features that can be studied further for differing properties and what separates

Pneumonia Pneumonia is a curable disease. What is pneumonia? Pneumonia is an infection of the lungs. It can be in one or both of them at the same time. It causes inflammation to form in the air sacs causing fluid in them and makes it very difficult to breath. (http://healthline.com/pneumonia) According to "Pneumonia History" pneumonia is a worldwide disease caused by an infection of the lungs producing coughing, fever, chills , muscle aches, and difficulty in breathing for those who suffer

One of the many microorganisms that are present in human flora is Streptococcus Pyogenes. “This microorganism belongs in Group A β-hemolytic streptococcus” (VanMeter K.C and Hubert R.J, 2016,p.302). What is most surprising is that this same microorganism can also cause some of the most devastating diseases. According to Samson SY Wong and Kwok-Yung Yuen, (Streptococcus Pyogenes and re-emergence of scarlet fever as a public health problem,2012,para.2), “Streptococcus Pyogenes is one of the most

The bacteria I got assigned is Bacillus Anthracis. It’s the bacteria that causes Anthrax. They used Bacillus Anthracis to make the Anthrax Vaccine. There are three different strains of Anthrax they are Cutaneous,Inhalation,and Gastrointestinal. They also used Bacillus Anthracis to prove diseases are caused by bacteria.The spores are found in soil,dead animals,and fences. They can remain dominant for many years. Anthrax is found in farming areas of Central America,South America,and Central Asia. You

Louis Pasteur was incredible! I had heard about him before, and knew that he had made advancements in the medical world, but before doing my research, I don't think I could have pin-pointed exactly what he did. He was responsible for many significant discoveries, but the one I have chosen to focus on is the study of bacteriology. It all began when Louis Pasteur (who had made his mark in crystallography, and been hired as the dean and professor at University of Lille) was approached in the

Drosophila has already proved to be an extremely useful model for studying human neurodegenerative disorders. The inflicting mechanical injury on flies by rapid acceleration and deccleration produces outcomes that are similar to outcomes characterstics of closed head traumatic brain injury in humans10. Closed head traumatic brain injury are most common form of traumatic brain injury. For that reason we choose high impact trauma device