Usual treatment in case of Trichomonas infection is single oral does of antibiotic called metronidazole. Sometimes antibiotic treatment is extended to seven days. All the sexual partners of the infected patient should also receive treatment. Nevertheless, in the past decade the treatment became less successful (fails in 3.5% of the cases). As a result, protected sex and regular tests of person and his or her partner for STD are necessary to prevent the disease spreading.
1) Pickles. Cucumbers are fermented using lactic acid producing bacteria, giving pickles their sour taste and also preventing harmful strains of bacteria from taking hold. Microbes used: Enterobacter aerogenes, Lactobacillus...
Physical agents: temperature (high temperature and dry heat have the best effect), radiation (X-rays or UV-rays can induce mutations which cause imbalance in the vital processes), moist pressure (causes coagulation...
Candida infections are controlled by keeping akin dry and clean, by following doctor's orders when taking antibiotics, and by living a healthy lifestyle by following proper nutrition. Candida infections are...
E. coli is a bacterium that commonly reside in the gut of warm-blooded organisms. E. coli 0157: H7 produces Shiga toxin which causes severe foodborne infections. Other strains of E....
Microsensors measure microbial respiration rates by determining changes in oxygen concentration. Stable isotope probing is used to trace fluxes of nutrients in biogeochemical cycling by microorganisms. A substrate is enriched...
The effectiveness of antimicrobial agents is affected by following factors.Population size. A larger population size calls for much time for the microorganisms to die while a smaller population size requires...
The taxonomy of bacteria consists of nomenclature, classification, and identification of micro-organisms. The rank-based classification of bacteria places within a lower level of a hierarchy of ranks. These ranks range...
TREATMENT-For intestinal infection: Praziquantel or niclosamidFor neurocysticercosis: Corticosteroids, anticonvulsants, and sometimes albendazole or praziquantel and/or surgeryPREVENTION- Intestinal T. solium infection can be prevented by cooking whole cuts of pork to ≥ 63° C (≥ 145° F) as measured...
Treatment of trichomoniasis caused by Trichomonas vaginalis is based on the use anti-trichomonas drugs (for instance, metronidazole) for oral administration. The use of condoms may help to prevent the infection and to...
The germ theory of diseases states that microorganisms can cause the development of some disorders. These microorganisms that include bacteria, protists, fungi, and viruses invade the organism, grow and reproduce,...