Which of the following would most likely increase a person's risk of invasion by pathogenic microbes?
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B.  The epidermal tissue (i.e. skin) is the first line of defense against infection.  Some sort of infection is almost a given for burn victims, and any child can tell you that wounds become infected more often than intact skin.
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It will make its way trhough all your system, not only to get to your stomach.\nThat's the way this disease is really dangerous, because a person might get infected only by touching another's hands or with a minimun contact with the persons who is the carrier or with the places this person has been before.
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The changes are pretty low but it is possible. Hepertitis can enter your body thought the nail bed and if you have any recent cuts, scrapes or wounds on your finger it increases the risk more.
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Could be an infection.
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No- you would not be able to get an infection this way- it would have to be bodily fluids directly from the infected person to the noninfected person.
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When an infection enters your body your immune system increases the white blood cell count which controls the spread of the bacterial or virus.Your temperature rises to "fry" the infection.Antibiotics don't actually destroy bacteria,they prevent them from multiplying,and your immune system does the rest.
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Your risk of infection is higher, but you can live without it
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increase in acidity....\n\nread your textbook, PLZ
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It might be micrococcus.
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Unlike bacteria that multiply in the correct conditions of their own volition, viruses have to invade a cell and change it to spread.  They can't just be, they have to take something over.
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think about it, its the trachea and bronchial surfaces that contain the dust trapping mucus and the cilia which then transfer the dust to the throat to be swallowed.\n\nif these surfaces are damaged in any way (smoking being a big issue here) then any microbes inhaled will have more chance of getting past the defences and into oxygen rich, warm and moist environments deeper into the lungs
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Certain strains of Candida infect the digestive systems of humans supposedly creating an urge for the host to consume large quantities of sugars and other simple carbs.\nReadily available food for the yeasts.\nOh yes another example...some parasites (worms) make your butt itchy,  you scratch your butt then you have eggs on your fingers which can then infect another person this helps the parasite pass to another host.  WASH YOUR HANDS!  AND DONT SCRATCH YOUR BUTT!
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This is a very controversial issue. Of course  there are benefits as highlighted by the previous answer, but there are also many potential problems such as unknown health risks due to ingestion of genetically modified material. Introducing antibiotic resistance into any species is dangerous as it can lead to the development of so called "super-bugs". Environmental damage must be considered too eg modified corn pollen has been found to be damaging to wildlife, when unmodified corn pollen is a natural part of the food chain, pollution of the gene pool leading to hybrids of GM / weeds etc, GM organisms out competing natural species and so on.
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Generally no.  There are however, particular genetic diseases that can predispose people towards pneumonia.  Cystic fibrosis comes to mind.  CF patients get a lot of secretions stuck in their lungs.  The goop, coupled with the inability to properly aerate plugged up parts of the lungs, turns the person's respiratory tract into a paradise for microbes.
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Sounds like he could have a hidden bacterial infection which could be treated with anti-biotics. This is a recent discovery over the past decades.
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There IS a direct link between other STDs and how they CAN INCREASE your irsk of HIV infection.\n\nThe behavioral link is one component. Yes, if you engage in risky sexual behaviors such as having multiple partners or not using condoms EVERYTIME, then you run a significant risk for pickingup ANY STD including HIV.\n\nBut if you already have a STD and you come into contact with HIV, your body is more likely to become infected. That is, compared to a person with no prior infections who is exposed to HIV.\n\nWhy is that? It's because the body launches an immune response to infections (like other STDs). The organs and genitals inflame. White cells rush to the rescue. But if HIV comes into the body during this immune response, then it settles in quickly because HIV naturally binds to and replicates IN white cells. Moreover, inflammatory reponse makes blood vessels pretty permeable to fluid and small particles. This gives HIV a chance to get into the body and spread.\n\nSTDs like syphilis and herpes are especially dangerous because they produce skin ulcers, which are a natural entry point for HIV.\n\nIf the askers have any questions, add them to your notes and I will address them.
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The Economic Importance of Bacteria\n Bacteria affect the lives of the average man in countless ways. They may be pathogens, such as these Clostridium tetani. These bacilli are the pathogens responsible for causing tetanus in humans. \n Other organisms may serve as vectors to spread bacteria. Flies, cockroaches, biting insects, rodents and other animals get a lot of the blame for transmitting diseases to humans. But if the truth be told, you're in a lot more danger of contracting somethign dangerous from personal contact with your fellow Homo sapiens than you are from being licked by a fly (or your dog!). \n Nitrogen-fixing bacteria (such as these Rhizobiumsp.) inhabit the root cells of plants in the legume family (Fabaceae). These moneran symbionts convert gaseous nitrogen from the atmosphere (N2) into usable "fixed" nitrogen (ammonia, nitrite and nitrate) which can be absorbed by the roots and used by the plant to manufacture protein and nucleic acids. \n Other bacteria, such as these Streptomyces spp., are sources of life-saving medicines. This genus yields the powerful antibiotic known as streptomycin. Actinomycetes are the source of actinomycin.