The patient would continue to lose weight and almost waste away to nothing until they died. TB is usually found in the lungs, but the disease can affect other parts of the body, such as the spine, kidneys and brain. (“WHO | World Health Organization,” n.d.) Hipprocates, “The father of Western Medicine,” called phthisis (tuberculosis) as the most widespread disease of his age. (“Why Tuberculosis was called “Consumptionn”, “ n.d.). The mode of transmission that made the disease so widespread during the early Greek age is very similar to the mode of transmission in the age that we live in today.
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus - Enterococci bacteria are normally found in the intestinal tract. They can sometimes become pathogenic and develop resistance to vancomycin. Vancomycin is considered to be the last-resort antibiotic that is administered for infections that are resistant to penicillin and other antibiotics. Vancomycin-resistance decreased because the antibiotic was no longer used and the resistant strains were no longer selected for. With recent outbreaks of MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) VRE demonstrates that decreasing use of antibiotics can decrease the drug resistance in bacterial
Although the HIV infection cannot be cured, the infection can be managed for years a chronic disease. 3. People still die of AIDS, but their number is small compared with the number of people who are HIV positive. 2. Premise Two: The Florida HIV laws are outdated.
Some of the most deadly diseases and devastating epidemics in human history have been caused by bacteria. Cholera Diphtheria Dysentery Plague Pneumonia Tuberculosis Typhoid Typhus VIRUSES A virus is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of other organisms. Viruses can infect all types of life forms, from animals and plants to bacteria and archaea. The average virus is about one one-hundredth the size of the average bacterium. Most viruses are too small to be seen directly with an optical microscope.
http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/h-pylori-cancer http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hpylori/ Characteristics Helicobacter pylori, or H. pylori, is a spiral-shaped bacterium that grows in the mucus layer that coats the inside of the human stomach. Note cards: Symptoms Most individuals infected with H. pylori have few or no symptoms. They may experience a few episodes of gastritis (minor belching, bloating, nausea, vomiting, abdominal discomfort), but little or nothing else. Often, these symptoms simply cease. However, those individuals who have a more serious infection exhibit symptoms of stomach and duodenal ulcers or gastritis which include the following: Abdominal pain and/or discomfort that usually does
Compare the beneficial and detrimental effects of Escherichia coli on humans. many bacteria are essential in our body to help it finction proberly. Some of these bacteria help digest food and fight off sickness, however certain bacteria invade the bpdy and attack causing infections. Escherichia coli is an evolving cause of foodborne illness. An estimated 73,000 cases of infection and 61 deaths occur in the United States each year.
Waverly Hills Sanatorium Would you believe the unusual treatments tuberculosis patients endured in the early Twentieth century? From operations with no anesthetics to electroshock therapy, Waverly Hills Tuberculosis Sanatorium patients suffered greatly at the majestic hospital. For the patients, it was a living hell. Tuberculosis also known as TB, was one of the worst diseases known to man. Up until the early 1960's, Tuberculosis was the number one cause of death in the United States.
This bacterium is also a facultative anaerobe meaning it can grow with or without oxygen. The bacterium is found most commonly in animals such as rats, fleas, lice, chipmunks, etc. Y. pestis is most commonly transferred through bites from affected animals, direct contact with infected tissue or body fluids, or inhaling infected droplets. The best way to avoid the plague would be to stay away for any animal that has potential for having Yersinia pestis If proper safety measures are not taken and a human ends up with the plague they would have general symptoms such as inflamed lymph nodes, fever, chills, muscle aches, headache and weakness. If left untreated the symptoms could worsen and you could be left with septicemia, food poisoning like symptoms, bleeding from under the skin, in the urine, from the mouth and nose, shock, kidney failure, breathing problems.
Immune system suppressor drugs such as 6-mercaptopurine is use by blocking the immune reaction that contributes to inflammation. Infiximab (Remicade) is a drug that is use to block the body’s inflammation response to treat moderate to severe Crohn’s disease that does not respond to standard treatment. Antibiotics are used to treat bacterial overgrowth in the small intestine caused by stricture, fistulas. Anti-diarrheal and fluid replacements drugs are also used. People with Crohn’s disease often experience a decrease in appetite, which can affect their ability to receive the daily
What was the cause of the plague, and how did it spread? The plague was caused by a bacteria that people and carried by rats and fleas. The plague was spread to humans through rat bites. Life tended to be short after a person was infected. How did people explain the plague and how did they treat its victims?