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A. Read the article below and describe 3 ways antibiotics work to stop infections and explain the 3 risk factors associated with antibiotic use.
Antibiotics work by killing off or damaging the bacteria infecting the patient’s body. Infections can only take a strong-hold if the bacterium that causes them is allowed to reproduce. It is the rapid reproduction of bacteria that enables an infection to harm the body.
The antibiotic Penicillin interferes with the construction of bacterial cell walls during formation, allowing the bacteria’s organelles to leak out, which effectively kills the bacteria. Other forms of antibiotics actually poison bacterial components, destroying the proteins they need to reproduce. And yet other types of the drug interfere with the genetic code necessary for the bacteria to reproduce.
The risky factor when new antibiotics are developed is ensuring they do not actually destroy the body's useful bacteria. If this happens in a patient, he or she is then diagnosed as having what is medically described as a secondary infection. But the most troublesome quandary of the antibiotic research and development scientist is that bacteria continually adapt, evolve and build resistance. Therefore the production of new, more effective antibiotics is an ongoing struggle.
B. Below is a data table containing information about common antibiotics used to treat infections. You are to investigate what types of disease these drugs are used against and list any side effects. Use this linkhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_antibiotics
Antibiotic | Brand Name | Used Against | Side Effects |
Amoxicillin | Amoxil, Polymox, Wymox, Trimox | ||
Ampicillin | Unasyn | ||
Ceftriaxone | Rocephin | Infections of the skin and urinary tract. | Gastrointestinal upset and diarrhea, Nausea, Allergic reactions |
Tetracycline | |||
Erythromycin | Akne-mycin, Eryderm, Ergyl, Erythrocin, staticin | ||
Monocycline | Minocin | Acne, amoebic dysentery, anthrax, cholera, respiratory infections | Gastrointestinal upset, Sensitivity to sunlight, Potential toxicity to mother and fetus during pregnancy, Enamel hypoplasia staining of teeth |
Penicillin | Various names |
C. Use the link below to learn about good bacteria. Pick 3 and explain why they are considered good. http://www.livestrong.com/article/26093-list-good-bacteria/
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Answer A:
One way antibiotics work to stop infections is that they kill off or damage the bacteria infecting the patient’s body.
Another way antibiotics work to stop infections is that the antibiotic Penicillin interferes with the construction of bacterial cell walls during formation, which allows organelles to leak out and kill the bacteria.
Another way antibiotics work to kill bacteria is that they destroy the necessary proteins that bacteria needs to reproduce.
Three risky factors with taking antibiotics are:
1.) Sometimes the antibiotic can destroy the good bacteria inside of your body.
2.) The bacteria inside of your body can eventually build a resistance to the antibiotics that you put into your body, making it hard to destroy them.
3.) Not all antibiotics are guaranteed to work, especially new antibiotics.
Answer B:
Antibiotic Brand Name Used Against Side Effects
Amoxicillin Amoxil, Polymox, Wymox, Trimox Syphillis, lyme disease • Gastrointestinal upset and diarrhea
• Allergy with serious anaphylactic reactions
• Brain and kidney damage (rare)
Ampicillin Unasyn
Syphillis, lyme disease • Gastrointestinal upset and diarrhea
• Allergy with serious anaphylactic reactions
• Brain and kidney damage (rare)
Ceftriaxone Rocephin
Infections of the skin and urinary tract. Gastrointestinal upset and diarrhea, Nausea, Allergic reactions
Tetracycline Sumycin, Achromycin V, Steclin
Syphilis, chlamydial infections, Lyme disease, mycoplasmal infections, acne rickettsial infections, *malaria
• Gastrointestinal upset
• Sensitivity to sunlight
• Potential toxicity to mother and fetus during pregnancy
• Enamel hypoplasia (staining of teeth; potentially permanent)
• transient depression of bone growth
Erythromycin Akne-mycin, Eryderm, Ergyl, Erythrocin, staticin
Streptococcal infections, syphilis, upper respiratory tract infections, lower respiratory tract infections, mycoplasmal infections, Lyme disease
• Nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea (especially at higher doses)
• Jaundice
Monocycline Minocin
Acne, amoebic dysentery, anthrax, cholera, respiratory infections Gastrointestinal upset, Sensitivity to sunlight, Potential toxicity to mother and fetus during pregnancy, Enamel hypoplasia staining of teeth
Penicillin Various names
Wide range of infections; penicillin used for streptococcal infections, syphilis, and Lyme disease
• Gastrointestinal upset and diarrhea
• Allergy with serious anaphylactic reactions
• Brain and kidney damage (rare)
Answer C:
1. Bifid bacterium is known to improve your digestive system.
2. Lactobacillus most reliable in the treatment of bacterial vaginosis
3. Escherichia Coli can actually prevent and treat ulcerative colitis.
Joe Anderson and Nick Willis
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