Shiga toxin

In the 2001 nonfiction book Fast Food Nation, Eric Schlosser unmasks the reality behind fast food industries by pointing out some of the consequences such as the change it has caused to several cities, deathly illnesses, and the gap between the rich and the poor; his purpose is to convince people to make the right decisions on their own (276). In chapter nine, Schlosser illustrates how some of the deadly diseases such as E. coli 0157:H7, foodborne pathogens, microbes, and Salmonella are spread primarily from a percentage of fecal material that is found within meat (197). He explains how this has been caused by company inspectors that were allowing the shipment of beef contaminated with fecal material, metal shavings, and hair (207). He then concludes by mentioning that several employers have been videotaped putting spit, urine, picking their noses, and flicking their cigarettes into meals (222). By pointing these factors out, Schlosser effectively appeals to logos and pathos by not just providing real statistics, but also purposely creating a doubt, disgust, and fear towards meat; this strategy persuades parents to stop feeding meat to their children. Schlosser uses stats logically to inform the world what is really going on but adds pathos to make parents realize that they are putting their children at risk to many diseases by feeding them meat. He points out, “Every day in the United States, roughly 200,000 are sickened by a foodborne disease, 900 are hospitalized, and…

depends on the presence of these three virulence factors. Virulent forms are almost always encapsulated, serum resistant, and possessing the ability to acquire iron from iron-saturated transferrin, while avirulent variants lack these characteristics [29]. After the organism has entered the host and evaded host defenses, the organism replicates and produces toxins. These toxins as well as the organism’s pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) are known as the damage-causing virulence…

For many years, women have been trying to beat Father Time with botox and other minimally invasive facial procedures. It seems that now Botox, or Brotox as many men call it, is catching on with the guys. Simon Cowell is very open about his use of Botox and how it has eased the lines and wrinkles on his face, though most men are rather secretive about it. However, that will probably change in the near future, as the use of botox for men continues to climb rapidly. Botox for men on the rise The…

Banish Your Crow's Feet Wrinkles With Botox Injections One of the first places you may notice facial wrinkles is around your eyes. Crow's feet appear on the outside of the eyes because the skin is constantly folding when the muscles in that area contract when you squint, laugh, or smile. Crow's feet can develop at a fairly young age and they tend to get worse over time. Botox can reduce the appearance of these wrinkles and make you happier with your appearance. Here's how it can help. Botox…

Botulinum toxin (Botox) is obtained from an organism called ‘Clostridium botulinum’. It is found in inactive form in the residues of coastal, streams, lakes, untreated waters and also in the natural environments like cultivated soils and forests. - The bacterium is found in many organs of animals and humans including the intestinal tract of fishes and also in the gills of the crabs and other fishes. It becomes a problem when the spores transform themselves into vegetative cells and the…

Bacillus anthracis i. Bacillus anthracis is able to defend itself against phagocytosis because of its outer shell made out of poly-D-glutamic acid. This shell allows the bacteria to go through the body since the immune system does not register it as a harmful substance and protects the inner components of the bacteria (Mogridge 2007). ii. Anthrax toxin contains the protective antigen, edema factor, and the lethal factor. This combination allows the toxin to effectively attach and invade…

 What is botox Botulinum neurotoxin is produced naturally by Clostridium botulinum, a gram positive spore forming bacteria. It has eight different serotypes named Type A, B, C1, C2, D, E, F and G. Botulinum toxin type A is the most powerful and longest acting of all and used widely for therapeutic purpose. It consists of two polypeptide chains : a heavy chain and a light chain linked together by a disulphide bond. It is synthesized in an inactive single peptide chain with a molecular mass of…

Ashley Beach February 10, 2015 Communications 111 Informative Speech Medical Use of Botox I. Introduction A. Throughout the history of perfecting modern medicine, there have been many medical breakthroughs that have changed the perception of medical treatment. B. Medline Plus describes botox or botulinum toxin as a type of drug created by clostridium botulinum, a bacterium that blocks nerve communication between muscles, causing the muscles to paralyze and not contract. C. There are many…

Cosmetic Use of Botulinum Toxin Type A Introduction Botulinum toxin was first identified as a cause of food poisoning over 100 years ago (Carruthers and Carruthers, 2009). Since then, there has been an identification of seven different serotypes labeled A-G; all produced by different strains of the bacteria Clostridium botulinum (Hurkadle et al., 2012). Botulinum toxin type A (BTX-A) is the main and most well-studied serotype that is used in cosmetic (Hurkadle et al., 2012). The BTX-A can be…

anthrax toxins, through a special channel in the cell membrane. Then this ATP is sensed by a receptor that is located on a second macrophage, which will assemble and activate…