Microbiology Answers

Recently, there was a report about an outbreak with individuals complaining of
symptoms of diarrhea, blurred vision, malaise, difficulty in swallowing and speaking,
nausea and vomiting after consuming from a canned drink.What organism would you suspect to be responsible considering the product implicated and outline sequentially the steps you would take to confirm the etiologic agent responsible for the disease.

when milk that is used to produce yogurt is obtained from local cattle farms. How would an an individual use microorganisms as an indicator to ascertain the safety and quality of the yogurt.

Salt added to smoked fish is used as a preservative. Explain the principle underlying the
effectiveness of this method.

Explain why vegetables and fruits when kept in the refrigerator get spoilt.

DEFINE THE FOLLOWING:
1) MENTAL HEALTH
2) ANAEMIA
3) ASTHMA
3)HEALTH EDUCATION
4) OBESITY

DESIGN SHORT HEALTH MESSAGES (LESS THAN SEVEN WORDS) FOR POSTER PRESENTATION,
TO BE USED FOR THE PREVENTION OF THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS:
1)CIGARETTE SMOKING
2)CANCER OF THE BREAST
3)HYPERTENSION
4)ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
5)DIABETES MELLITUS

a) DEFINE PRIME HEALTH CARE

describe how a population of mainly antibiotic susceptible bacteria may change when exposed to an antibiotic in 3 sentences

Provide a comprehensive description of the role microorganisms have in food production.

Which of the following is not a common contaminating agent that contributes to high background signals in molecular diagnostic of infectious agents?

Antibody cross-reactivity
Inflammatory responses
Fungal spores
Retroviruses
Gram-negative bacteria

Discuss Candida albicans with emphasis on the structural characteristics leading to its pathogenicity

Discuss Schistosoma hematobium with emphasis on the structural characteristics leading to its pathogenicity