It is extremely important that this systems functions properly. The immune system is your body’s defense against all things bad that try to enter your body. When you are about to get sick your immune system will fight off the substances that try to invade your body. This is an effort to keep you healthy. It is very important to build up your immune system because your body needs to be able to attack all illnesses and diseases to keep you healthy.
1.2 Describe how breaking the chain of infection minimizes the spread of infection. Breaking the chain of infection by targeting one or more links can prevent the spread of infection. This usually involves: Eradicating the source of infection through appropriate antimicrobial therapy; preventing the method of spread through infection prevention and control measures; * such as hand and personal hygiene; * use of Personal Protective Equipment ; * environmental cleaning; * decontamination of equipment; * Disposal of waste. Protecting the individual at risk by immunization; Preventing microorganisms from entering the body by: * wearing protective clothing; * using an aseptic technique when handling invasive devices or dressing wounds; * Covering wounds and insertion sites with sterile dressings etc. It will not be possible to identify all service users who have an infection.
Clinical microbiology MLT1 Task 9 Antibiotic Sensitivity Chandra Evans A) Selectively Toxic is defined by the fact that the antimicrobial treatment used, destroys selective microorganisms, but doesn’t harm the host. Selective toxicity of an agent is necessary so that during treatment the agent will not affect or interact with the normal functioning microorganisms in the host. The agent will interact with microbial structures and functions that are not the same as the microbial structures of the host. B) Broad spectrum antimicrobials are effective against a large range of both Gram-negative and Gram-positive microorganisms A pro of this type of agent is the fact that a variety of bacteria is targeted at the same time when used. A con is the higher risk of destruction of normal body flora.
However, the discussion provides an indication that the main hypothesis of this article is that Borrelia burgdorferi can create the symptoms generally associated with Lyme disease by way of bacterial byproducts that can negatively impact the host’s tissues, rather than the actual virulence of Borrelia burgdorferi. As such, the authors also shows that expression of Lyme disease symptoms in a patient could be due to such byproducts and not necessarily because of such virulence
However, the basis of lupus treatment involves corticosteroids, a drug related to cortisol, a natural anti-inflammatory hormone. These are potent drugs, so doctors must seek the lowest dosage with the greatest benefits. Finally, immunosuppressives may be used for patients with kidney or central nervous system problems. These drugs restrain the overcharged immune system by hindering the production of immune cells. Although the symptoms of lupus can be uncomfortable and the complications life threatening, the disease can be managed and those suffering from it can maintain a high quality of life
– A transplanted organ contains substances which the immune system recognises as being foreign. These substance acts as ANTIGENS. – This stimulates the body to make antibodies and other substances which attack and can possibly destroy the organ • Identify defence adaptations, including: □ Inflammation response: □ Phagocytosis: □ Lymph system: □ Cell death to seal off pathogen: – SECOND LINE OF
ANTIBIOTICS 1. For each of the following antibiotics name the microorganism responsible for their production, using the appropriate naming convention. a) Penicillin: Penicillium chrysogenum/P.notatum b) Erythromycin: Saccharopolyspora erythraea c) Vancomycin : Amycolaptosis orientali 2. Explain why antibiotics are produced by microorganisms. Antibiotics are produced by microorganism because they inhibit the growth of or kill other microorganisms; they are effective in low concentrations and act on specific species of microorganisms.
Aureomycin was discovered to be successful in defeating the disease once the disease was resistant to streptomycin. The use of aureomycin was a big discovery because it was used to treat other bacterial
It has been noticed that the same drugs that suppress the immune system so that lupus can't attack the body also reduce a person's ability to fight off bacterial and viral infections. “If a person has more severe manifestations of the lupus that brought them to the hospital their symptoms are going to be treated with aggressive immunosuppressant’s, and that's going to increase their risk of infection," said Dr. Joan Merrill, medical director of the Lupus Foundation of America. It was also stated that more than likely, it’s going to increase their risk of re-hospitalization, and the treatments don't work, then they’re at risk of organ
It also affects the function of polymorphonuclear leukocytes in vitro, thereforereducing superoxide toxic radical formation, chemotaxis, oxygen-derived free radical generation and neutral protease production(Mahgoub, 2002). According to a report from an experimental animal models, diclofenac suppress inflammation induced by various phlogistic agents(Al-Tuwaijri and Mustafa, 1992). Other side effects may include gastrointestinal disorders when administered by oral route andcutaneous lesions by intramuscular injection (Lopes et al., 2006;