Is most likely to be caused by:\nA.  Klebsiella  pneumoniae\nB.  Neisseria minigitidis\nC.  Haemophilus hemolyticus\nD.  Mycoplasma pneumoniae\nE.  Haemophilus influenzae\n\nThis is for a Microbiology take home test and I can't find the answer anywhere.  Please don't just guess, if you don't know don't answer as this will affect my grade.
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The condition referred to in the question stem is epiglottitis. Epiglottitis most frequently is caused by Haemophilus influenzae.\n\nKlebsiella pneumoniae- community acquired pneumonia\nNesseria meningitidis- meningococcemia\nMycoplasma pneumoniae- atypical pneumonia
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Thats quite a platefull there...\n\nI'll help out with a few, afterall... it is your research project.\n\nThink of your common respiratory illnesses... bronchitis, flu, cold... etc.  Then I'd run a search of other respiratory illnesses, pneumonia for example (bacterial AND viral).\n\nHandling of specimens... you should know the aseptic technique.  And your major rule in the micro lab... Treat every microbe as if it were a pathogen.\n\nTypically... you bacterial diseases are cause by Gram Negative bacteria, to isolate those guy you'd grow them up on Mackonkey's Agar.  You can use a number of selective/differential mediums to help isolate your pathogens.\n\nVirus needs to be cultured up similar to parasites... cell culture.\n\nTreatments vary... though most commonly you'll see antibiotics (even when the cause is not a bacteria... thank you very much Doctors...grr)
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Resistant strains are caused when Antibiotics are used when they should not be. If you have cold or flu symptoms, these are viral and antibiotics should not be use.\n\nIf you are given an antibiotic for a bacterial infection, take all the medication as prescribed. Do not stop early unless your doc tells you to.
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I believe this will help you.\n\nhttp://www.copd-international.com/\n\nGood luck. Pneumonia is not contagious, if caused by a cold, then that would be contaguious, you will not develop pneumonia unless you don't take care of yourself.
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To me it sounds like you have a vaginal bacterial infection that has turned into a UTI and maybe a kidney infection.  Sometimes with Infections you'll notice a foul odor.  Yeast Infection Meds can sometimes make Bacterial Infections Worse.  Maybe you had an allergic reaction to the Yeast Infection treatment.  All those tests will tell you for sure.  It could be an STD, a lot of STDs are bacterial.  You did the right thing with the doctor. I'm sure soon enough you'll know and be able to treat these symptoms, which sound very uncomfortable by the way.
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Clue cells are also associated with gonorrheal infection. You can see them clustered with gonococci.
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any colored phlegm means possible infection, I would go to your physician. I would not let it go for very long it could lead to pneumonia
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I have a lot of suggestions but without knowing more about you I am not sure what to recommend. There are many possibilities as to what caused this and finding the cause is half the battle. Something caused your immune system to get screwed up. it can be made better but eliminating the cause will speed the process.
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Meningitis is an inflammation of the meninges, the membranes that cover the brain and spinal cord. The inflammation is usually caused by bacteria or viruses (viral meningitis is also called aseptic meningitis). Less common causes include fungi, protozoa, and other parasites. Sometimes certain medications, cancers, or other diseases can inflame the meninges, although such noninfectious cases of meningitis are much rarer.\n\nMany of the bacteria or viruses that can cause meningitis are fairly common and are more often associated with other everyday illnesses. Sometimes, however, they spread to the meninges from an infection in another part of the body. The infection can start anywhere, including in the skin, gastrointestinal tract, or urinary system, but the most common source is the respiratory tract. From there the microorganisms can enter the bloodstream, travel through the body, and enter the central nervous system. In some cases of bacterial meningitis, the bacteria spread directly to the meninges from a severe nearby infection, such as a serious ear infection (otitis media) or nasal sinus infection (sinusitis). Bacteria may also enter the central nervous system after severe head trauma or head surgery.\n\nBacterial meningitis is less common than viral meningitis but is usually much more serious and can be life-threatening if not treated promptly. Many different types of bacteria can cause meningitis: Group B Streptococcus, Escherichia coli, and Listeria monocytogenes are the most common causes of meningitis in newborns. Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus) and Neisseria meningitidis (meningococcus) are more frequent in children older than 2 months of age. Before the 1990s, Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) was the leading cause of meningitis in children in the United States. But the widespread use of the Hib vaccine as a routine childhood immunization has dramatically decreased the frequency of meningitis caused by Hib.\n\nViral meningitis is relatively common and far less serious than bacterial meningitis. It often remains undiagnosed because its symptoms are similar to those of the common flu. The frequency of viral meningitis increases slightly in the summer and fall months because people are more often exposed to common viral agents during those seasons. Most cases of viral meningitis are associated with enteroviruses - viruses that typically cause stomach "flu." However, many other types of viruses, such as the herpes virus, can also cause meningitis. The mumps virus was once a common cause of viral meningitis, but it is now rare due to the routine use of the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine.\n\nBacterial meningitis occurs in people of all ages but is more common in the very young (infants and young children) and the elderly (people above age 60). Teenagers and college students are also slightly more at risk for the disease because of time spent in close contact with many of their peers. Viral meningitis occurs in people of all ages, although it is more common in children.\n\nPeople with less competent immune systems, such as the very young or those whose immune systems have been compromised by disease, are more at risk for all types of meningitis. Some types are more common in child-care centers, boarding schools, dormitories, and military bases, mainly because infectious diseases tend to spread quickly among large groups of people. Not receiving routine vaccines for certain infectious agents that can cause meningitis - including those for mumps, Hib, and pneumococcus - also increases a person's risk for the disease.\n\nThe long-term outlook for children who develop meningitis varies greatly and depends on a child's age, the microorganism causing the infection, any other complications, and the treatment the child receives. The complications of bacterial meningitis can be severe and include neurological problems such as hearing loss, visual impairment, seizures, and learning disabilitie
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yes he ABSOLUTELY could have had bacteria on his fingers. this happened to my friend. a uti is actually caused by bacteria being spread up to the urethra, which is commonly thought to happen only from sex, but fingers can spread bacteria just as well as a penis. make him wash those grubby paws next time, and pee within 30 minutes of having sex.
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Chlamydia infection is caused by the organism Chlamydia trachomatis. It is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States. Sexually active individuals and individuals with multiple partners are at highest risk.\nThere are many other species of Chlamydiae that live in the cells of animals (including humans), insects, or protozoa. Two of these species cause lung infection in humans: Chlamydophila pneumoniae and Chlamydophila psittaci. Both of these species previously belonged to the genus Chlamydia.\nPlease see the web pages for more details on Chlamydia.
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here are lists and pictures\n\nhttp://www.buddycom.com/bacteria/gpc.html
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Checked my bacteria program on my PDA and all that came up where....neisseria gonorrhoeae, neisseria meningitidis, moraxella catarrhalis and veillonella sp. \n\nFirst off, all I recall about those organisms is that they are aerobic cocci that are gram-negative. The exception being viellonella sp. as it is an anerobe. \n\nSecondly, I only looked for those traits I just mentioned, no idea if any of these meet your other criteria. \n\nThirdly, haven't you been doing tests all semester to narrow it down? The pathogens are limited to what you have studied, so it is not as the scope is that large. Try making a list of all of the organisms you have studied, turn it into a graph with all of the traits possible from all of the various tests...start filling in the blanks and you should have no problem figuring out which organism it is. Our specimen was contaminated and I found no problem determining both the assignment and the contaiminant using this method. \n\nPerhaps it is one of the organisms I mentioned above, it's very likely if you have studied any of them in Microbiology. But if not, use the method I described above and it really is just a process of elimination. \n\nGood luck
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Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is the most common cause of vaginal infection (vaginitis). The commonest symptom of Bacterial vaginosis is an abnormal vaginal discharge with an unpleasant fishy smell. However, half of all women with Bacterial vaginosis don’t notice any symptoms.\n\nMost cases of bacterial vaginosis occur in sexually active women between the ages of 15 and 44, especially after contact with a new partner. \n\nCondoms do not appear to provide protection, but use of spermicides increases Bacterial vaginosis risk somewhat.\n\nBacterial vaginosis does not usually affect women after menopause.\n\nBacterial vaginosis can be cured by antibiotics. \nHow do People get Bacterial Vaginosis? \nThe cause of BV is not fully understood. BV is associated with an imbalance in the bacteria that are normally found in a woman's vagina. The vagina normally contains mostly "good" bacteria, and fewer "harmful" bacteria. BV develops when there is an increase in harmful bacteria.\n\nNot much is known about how women get BV. There are many unanswered questions about the role that harmful bacteria play in causing BV. Any woman can get BV. However, some activities or behaviors can upset the normal balance of bacteria in the vagina and put women at increased risk including: \n\nHaving a new sex partner or multiple sex partners, \nDouching, and \nUsing an intrauterine device (IUD) for contraception. \nIt is not clear what role sexual activity plays in the development of BV. Women do not get BV from toilet seats, bedding, swimming pools, or from touching objects around them. Women that have never had sexual intercourse are rarely affected.
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Pneumonia is an infection of the lung that can be caused by nearly any class of organism known to cause human infections. These include bacteria, amoebae, virus- es, fungi, and parasites. In the United States, pneumonia is the sixth most common disease leading to death; 2 million Americans develop pneumonia each year, and 40,000–70,000 die from it. Pneumonia is also the most common fatal infection acquired by already hospitalized patients. In developing countries, pneumonia ties with diarrhea as the most common cause of death. Even in nonfatal cases, pneumonia is a significant economic burden on the health care system. One study estimates that people in the American workforce who develop pneumonia cost employers five times as much in health care as the average worker. Pneumonia is suspected in any patient who has fever, cough, chest pain, shortness of breath, and increased respirations (number of breaths per minute). Fever with a shaking chill is even more suspicious. Many patients cough up clumps of sputum, commonly known as spit. These secretions are produced in the alveoli during an infection or other inflammatory condition. They may appear streaked with pus or blood. Severe pneumonia results in the signs of oxygen deprivation. This includes blue appearance of the nail beds or lips (cyanosis).
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First of all, antibiotics will only work against a bacterial infection, not viral.  It's possible the doctor wanted to confirm that this was bacterial pneumonia (yes, there is also viral pneumonia).  \n\nSo, you may be wondering, "Why not give antibiotics either way, just to be safe?"\n\nUnfortunately, the wanton distribution of antibiotics for every little sniffle that came into a doctor's office is responsible for creating some very strong bacteria today.  The overuse of antibiotics has caused the bacteria to evolve and become stronger and more resistant to antibiotic treatment.  Your doctor is probably doing the right thing by withholding antibiotic treatment initially.
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1. Gum diseases caused bacteria due to improper cleaning/brushing\n2.  Brush in small circular motion at area between gum and teeth.\ntoothpaste, toothbrush, mouth guggles, dental floss\nflossing is the most effective in getting out the food particles lodged in between the gum and teeth and in between teeth.