Microbiology
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Bio1104.pptxMicrobiology: Staph aureus
RATIONALE
It s easily isolated and cultured
Easy to study its pathological effects
Has a wide host distribution
It has a short Incubation Period (1-6 hours)
It grows very fast and can be isolated locally
Important in food poisoning
Affects human beings in various ways
Affects a wide range of human organs
The choice for the topic was triggered with the easiness for the study of the pathogen because it is ease to isolate from different media and host species. Its effects are easily observable inhuman beings and animals. The species has negative colored α-strain and β-strains which make it is easy to classify and characterize during study. The bacteria grows very fast and has a short incubation period and hence ease to manipulate and study various generations (Paterson et al., 2014). The bacteria occurs on a number of human body organs and animals and hence ease to find. It causes human food poisoning and thus important for further studies on how it does so to keep human population healthy.
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TOPIC INTERESTS
Interest for topic “prevalence of Staph aureus”:
Important to understand its host distribution
To understand it prevalence
To understand ecology and colonization
The topic is vital for etiology information
Exploration on its resistance to drying
Research on economic importance in human
Further studies on host species
Research on reproduction biology
Infections caused by the pathogen
The major interest for the topic for student use is to understand its effects in the various host species, the modes of transmission, the reproductive biology and the prevalence in the human and animal populations. It is important to study this species of a bacteria because it is common even in healthy human beings and thus there is need to identify how to control it (Kyaw et al., 2015).
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BACKGROUND
Staphylococcus aureus is a bacteria
Found in nose, throat, hair and skin
Both animals and people host it
Present in 25% of healthy people
Transition by direct contact and aerosol
Sources include dairy products, poultry products, and meat
Causes diarrhea, vomiting, loss of appetite
Also cause mild fever & stern abdominal cramps
The Staphylococcus aureus is a bacteria belong to the family Staphylococcaceae and commonly occurs in the nose, throat, hair and skin of a health persons and animals. Research shows that 25% of the health population have the bacteria but the percentage is higher in affected people. The bacteria can be transmitted from a healthy person to the other through direct contact or the aerosol means. A number of the sources of the detrimental bacteria have been listed as dairy products, poultry products, meat, sandwiches and other food kinds that are handles or consumed without further cooking. The bacteria causes infection in human beings which results in nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, loss of appetite, mild fever and stern abdominal cramps. The infection can be controlled by through cooking of the food and avoiding direct contact with affected persons (Abebe et al., 2016).
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HUMAN BENEFITS
Understand the causatives of the pathogen
Know pathogen’s thriving environments
Understand the infections caused
Information on infections signs and symptoms
Information on control and treatment
Understand the host and its distribution
Understand the pre-exposure risk factor
Avoid food poisoning
Reduce infections and contraction rates
The topic is good for human benefits because by its study, the information on the causatives and sources of the bacteria are which will promote control and prevention strategies thus keeping human population safe. Again, the study on the commonality of the bacteria will enable the scientific body to visualize the threat of the pathogen and thus develop the control mechanisms or avoid food poisoning. Again the study will inform on the pre-exposure risk factors and the condition that promote its growth and incubation thus reducing the rates of the infection (Kyaw et al., 2015).
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REFERENCE
Abebe, R., Hatiya, H., Abera, M., Megersa, B., & Asmare, K. (2016). Bovine mastitis: prevalence, risk factors and isolation of Staphylococcus aureus in dairy herds at Hawassa milk shed, South Ethiopia. BMC veterinary research, 12(1), 270.
Kyaw, M. H., Kern, D. M., Zhou, S., Tunceli, O., Jafri, H. S., & Falloon, J. (2015). Healthcare utilization and costs associated with S. aureus and P. aeruginosa pneumonia in the intensive care unit: a retrospective observational cohort study in a US claims database. BMC health services research, 15(1), 241.
Paterson, G. K., Harrison, E. M., & Holmes, M. A. (2014). The emergence of mecC methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Trends in microbiology, 22(1), 42-47.
