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.
USA vaccines cover A, C, W-135, and Y but not B (Coffee, 2015). The incubation period of meningococcal disease ranges from 2 to 10 days. The disease is spread through saliva and respiratory droplets. The most common way people transfer the disease is through kissing, sharing drinks, sharing used silverware, sharing lip balm, and close contact with an infected person who may cough or sneeze within three feet of an individual. Meningococcal meningitis is a fast moving, deadly infection that kills 10 to 13% of its victims within a matter of hours or days (CDC, 2015).
If pregnant woman eat a large amount of contaminated fish from the Hudson River their children are more likely to be born with birth defects. These contaminants are also known to cause damage to the nervous system, immune system, and the reproductive system. PCB’s can also cause a specific type of cancer. In 1983 they delcared the Hudson River a Superfund. It has ben turned into one of the nations largest Superfund Sites.
Of that 76 million cases reported are usually mild and only last one to two days. The more severe cases reported which results in death are mainly the very old, very young, people who already have an illness which there immune system is weak or healthy people who ate a high dose of contaminated food. A food-borne disease is defined as food or beverage contaminated by microbes organisms, pathogens, or poisonous chemicals. There are over 250 different food-borne diseases caused by bacteria, viruses, or pathogens and may require treatment depending on the symptoms. Symptoms can range from mild to severe and include upset stomach, abdominal cramps, nausea and vomiting, diarrhea, fever, and dehydration.
Like an epidemic, the disease took over the body of the infected student in a mere five minutes. It would cause their hair to turn crimson and puffy; their bodies portly and obese as if they had been eating Salo their whole lives. But Odle Middle School was served by a long standing and spirited guardian that
These illnesses are all occurring in U.S. veterans. Large head syndrome, retardation, sever bone malformation, uncontrolled muscle spasms, and hyper activity are occurring in the offspring of people who handled or came in contact with the defoliant. Not only did Agent Orange destroy lives, it destroyed crops, fields, and homes. Billions of dollars worth of damage occurred from the use of Agent Orange. About 42 percent of the amount of Agent Orange that we used was devoted to crop destruction; the products of hours of hard work were demolished within seconds.
Kevin_Hilliard Reading & Literature Part II Section 3, lesson 1 assignment 1 3/5/2013 The Masque of The Red Death In the year 2023, there was a plague so devastating that the world could not bear. The “Red Death” was so devastating, it destroyed half the population. This horrific plague contained the most horrific manifestations. The manifestations consist of sharp pains, sudden dizziness, and profuse bleeding at the pores with disintegration. Anyone that the plague came upon, caused reddening stains on the face and the body would appear, which caused the individual to be thrown in a secluded quarantine factory.
The CFTR protein allows chloride ions to exit mucus producing cells and water molecules to follow the chloride ions out. When the process is normal, mucus is of normal consistency. However, when chloride ions are trapped and water cannot escape, mucus becomes thick and sticky. The result is the disease we call cystic
Raven Johnson Mr. Montgomery 3/14/12 Bubonic Plague The Bubonic Plague is a deadly infectious disease, which is caused by the bacterium Yesinia pestis. It is transmitted through the bite of a flea, and has killed millions of people. This plague is one of the most feared of all diseases (McNeill, W. H.). It is easily transmittable and has a high mortality. It can be cured through antibiotics (McNeill, W. H.).
Drowning in Plastic It’s hard to imagine life without plastic. It’s everywhere: covering our food, holding our purchases, protecting our loved ones, saving patients in hospitals and floating along our waterways and oceans. The thought of living in a world surrounded by toxic chemicals and pollution is a thought which many would rather not think about. Plastics have revolutionised the world in which we live, but with dire consequences. The production of these toxic-filled substances continues to lead the human race on a path of natural destruction; with thousands of animal sea-life dying annually from plastic consumption.