What is the term for an individual who can pass a disease to another person, but who does not display symptoms of the disease themselves?Reservoirs of Infection:A reservoir of infection is a source of microbes. The reservoir may...
Why would C. difficile be considered an opportunistic pathogen? How do viruses differ from other microbes? What is an opportunistic infection? Name two diseases or conditions that could result in opportunistic infections. Explain. Describe the term, opportunistic infection....
Whenever you write a persuasive essay, talking points for a debate, or an argumentative essay, you use rhetoric. Even if you aren’t familiar with the term, you’ve used rhetoric to support the points you make in your writing. Rhetoric is the language you use to communicate your writing’...
et al. Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut microbiome. Nature 505, 559–563 (2014). This work illustrates passive transfer of foodborne microorganisms into the gut indigenous microbial ecosystem and presents short-term structural and functional microbiota alterations typical of animal-...
A number of pathogens, however, are also known to modify the quality of infected plants as a resource for their insect vectors. In this paper, we term increasing vector abundance when associated with pathogen modification of plants as pathogen-mediated insect superabundance (henceforth PMiS). We ...
Pseudomonas aeruginosa: Another Problem Pathogen As noted by the IDSA, "multiple novel approaches to antipseudomonal drug therapy are desperately needed".[2]Unfortunately, the near-term pipeline is also lean forP. aeruginosa. One compound entering the market is doripenem (Doribax®, Johnson & Jo...
Measles, one of the most contagious viruses in existence, can have devastating impacts, including deadly complications that arise years after the initial infection. Here’s what we know.
A parasite is an organism that establishes a long-term relationship with its host, deriving benefits such as nutrition from the host while often causing it harm. In contrast, a pathogen is a specific agent, usually a microorganism, that causes disease in its host. 8 The concept of a ...
The spelling pathogene is now archaic. Microbe A minute life form (especially a disease-causing bacterium); the term is not in technical use Pathogen Any disease-producing agent (especially a virus or bacterium or other microorganism) Common Curiosities How do pathogens cause disease? Pathogens ...
Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen which causes a prolonged invasive infection called listeriosis. Symptoms can include meningitis, encephalitis, late-term abortions in pregnant women, and death in immune compromised persons. Ready-to-eat (RTE) deli meats, deli salads, soft cheeses, and ...