Essays on Microbiology

Questions: A.What is a differential stain? How is it different from a simple stain? 1.A differential stain is a stain that differentiates between gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria. Bacteria that stain purple are considered gram-positive and those that stain pink are considered gram-negative. 2.A simple stain is a stain that reacts with all microbes in and…

Bacillus cereus is a Gram-positive, facultative aerobic, spore-forming, rod-shaped bacterium that is widely distributed among the environment. Introduction The reason for identification of unknown bacteria was to help students recognize different bacteria through different biochemical tests and characteristics. This is important in the medical field because identification of unknown bacteria can help treat a patient…

The name of the disease Hepatitis, can be broken up into the word root “hepat,” which means liver, and the suffix “itis,” which means inflammation. Therefore, its name literally means inflammation of the liver (Frucht). It has several causes, some viral and some non-viral, and I will be discussing the specific types of viral hepatitis,…

Tuberculosis ( TB ) is the taking cause of decease in the universe from a bacterial infective disease. The disease affects 1. 8 billion people/year which is equal to tierce of the full universe population. In the United States TB is on the diminution. In 2007 a sum of 13. 293 instances were reported. The…

The article states that the one thing that the airports are using to check for Bola for the returning passengers is a fever. The fever is the main thing they check for, but some biologist think that in some cases the fever don’t come on until one of the later phases. The world Health Organization…

A virus is an ultramicroscopic infective being that, holding no independent metabolic activity, can retroflex merely within a cell of another host being. A virus consists of a nucleus of nucleic acid, either RNA or DNA, surrounded by a coating of antigenic protein and sometimes a lipid bed surrounds it every bit good. The virus…

Your next patient is a 17 year old high school student. He is an avid video game player. After a complete history and physical exam, you find him to be healthy with a IBM of 24. 5. A. Even though he is in the upper limits of a IBM range, the patient is healthy but…

Epidemiology of Rubella Pregnant women are one vulnerable group susceptible to contracting a viral disease. One viral disease that pregnant women can contract is rubella. Rubella is often a mild disease that affects children, adolescents, young adults, and is susceptible to pregnant women. The disease can be devastating when transmitted to the fetus. This paper…

Enterococci are bacteria that are included in the intestinal flora of humans and are relatively harmless. One method Enterococci maintain a symbiotic relationship is by hydrolyzing esculin in the presence of bile (Susan L. Fraser, 2012). However Enterococci are in the top three-nosocomial infections. When infected, enterococci can cause numerous infections such as urinary tract…

The sexually transmitted disease caused by microorganisms that live, as parasites within a cell would commonly be known as Chlamedia. These microorganisms have properties in common with both viruses and bacteria, and cause infection in humans. The causes and risk factors of the Chlamydia infection is caused by the organism Chlamydia trachomas. It is to…