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Microbiology Disease of the Day 3

  1. Anthrax
    • Gram +. bacillus
    • Produces a toxin
    • anti-spore vaccine
  2. Hepatitis
  3. Lysteria monocytogene
    • Gram + bacillus; low temp, high salt tollerant.
    • Falcultative anaerobe
    • non-endospore forming.
    • Food, Soil, contaminated animal products.
    • Diarrhea
    • antibiotics; avoid raw animal products
  4. Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (mad cow)
    • Prion-causes other protein to misform (brain)
    • animal-human. transmitted in meat or bone meal
    • 3-10 years no symptoms.
    • Not testable.
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Microbiology Disease of the Day 3
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disease of the day test 3
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