considered a health risk for treasury workers due to impairment of lung function so they were withdrawn from circulation. Turkish and Burmese notes have more potential pathogens, including S. aureus, E. coli, P. aeruginosa, and Shigella flexneri. Viruses were not tested on money, but the potential for transmission on money is obviously possible. In the past, even dating back to aristocratic pactice of having servants iron money for both appearance and
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pathogen. A pathogen, such as a virus or a strain of bacteria can enter the body and cause a host of symptoms. Many times, these symptoms collectively indicate the presence of a type of disease and/or infection. Two types of agents are viruses and bacteria. Viruses are the most commonly known disease-causing agent. Friedl (2014), “They cause colds, the flu, HIV, meningitis, polio, chicken pox, rabies, West Nile, and a number of other diseases. Viruses themselves aren't living things, but they
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Take Home Test #1 1) What bacteria can be found associated with human breast milk in the typical, normal situation? Bacteria that can be found in human breast milk are very diverse. The typical bacteria that are found in human breast milk have the genus of: Bifidobacterium, Enterococcus, Kocuria, Lactobacillus, Lactococcus, Leuconostoc, Pediococcus, Propionibacterium, Rothia, Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Weissella (Leónides). According to Dr. Leónides and his expertise colleagues, the most popular of the bacteria that are found within
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all consumers take extra care and precautions keeping food safe in the wake of this drastic rise in food-borne epidemic. Pathogens in our food are: • Bacteria in Food • Viruses in Food • Moldy Foods • Parasites in Food • Prions in Food Phoenix has experience and increase in bacteria and virus in food incidents. Bacteria in food can be contaminated before harvested and make their way to the dinner table of unprepared foods. Good agricultural practices can reduce the risk but
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According to the World English Dictionary Bacteria is a very large group of microorganisms comprising one of the three domains of living organisms. They are prokaryotic, unicellular, and either free-living in soil or water or parasites of plants or animal (World English Dictionary, 2011). Most people view bacteria as a germ or an unhealthy parasite. However there are many Bactria's that are health and germ free. Ordinarily, bacteria can be found on your everyday house hold products even in your food
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Microorganism The study of microorganisms is called microbiology. Microorganisms include bacteria, fungi, archaea or protists, but not viruses and prions, which are generally classified as non-living. Most microorganisms are single-celled, or unicellular, but some are microscopic, and some unicellular protists are visible to the average human. Microorganisms live almost everywhere on Earth where there is liquid water, including hot springs, on the ocean floor, and deep inside rocks within Earth's
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The most common causes of diarrhea are viral infections, or bacterial infections.(Campylobacter, Salmonella, Shigella, and Escherichia coli (E. coli). . Some other causes are hepatitis, caffine, blood pressure medications and cancer medications. Bacteria are everywhere from the foods you eat to the screen on your phone, the most common food-related causes of diarrhea are from food that was not refrigerated well enough or has gone bad before it was eaten. Other causes of the disorder are irritable
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today. Antibiotics can be found in many household that includes mostly all wipes and sprays. Antibiotics being included in all of these products can do nothing but hurt one in the long run. Placing antibiotics in cleaning appliances can cause all bacteria to become immune and change so that the antibiotic becomes unproductive and the bacterium becomes stronger. Antibiotics are used for anything from cuts to strep throat and pneumonia and have been for a very long time. They are becoming impotent because
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Meningitis, which is caused by the bacteria Neisseria Meningitidis. This bacteria is very common and likely to spread within young adults. Meningococcal Meningitis is a severe disease in which although many recover, if not treated on time it can lead to serious complications, such as learning disabilities, brain damage, and hearing loss. Meningitis is an inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain and the spinal cord. This disease develops when bacteria enters the bloodstream making its
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microscopic living being such as bacteria, viruses, and protozoa, and usually too small to be seen by naked eye therefore, microscopic is used. Microorganisms are disease causing means in the global and known as pathogens, consequently microbial are able to contaminate our public drinking water supplies can threaten human health, as an example of microorganism is; Heliobacter pylori, the Salmonella family, and Escherichia coli (E.coli) bacteria. Hepatitis A, Norwalk type viruses, rotaviruses, adenoviruses
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