How Bacteria Make Us Sick
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How Bacteria Make Us Sick
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Exposure• A bacterial cell has to first enter our body, this can happen through:
A break in the skin(Cut or wound)
Ingestion
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Inside Our Body
• Warm (37 C)• Moist
• Lots of food! (sugars)• This makes our
insides the ideal breeding ground for
bacteria
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Once inside• The bacteria begin to reproduce…Very Quickly!
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How Bacteria Cause Illness• 1. They can produce Enzymes• Ex: Helicobacter pylori produces an enzyme
that neutralizes stomach acids…unfortunately it also destroys the lining of the intestinal wall
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Flesh Eating Disease
• The medical name for this
disease is necrotizing
fasciitis (NF) and it is caused by a bacterium called
Streptococcus pyogenes,
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2. Some produce toxins (poisons) that kill cells.
Exotoxins are poisons released by live bacteria. Endotoxins are poisons released when the bacteria die.
Clostridium botulinum bacteria produce botulinum toxin, the most powerful toxin known to humankind.
They cause the disease called botulism
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3. Body Become Overwhelmed
Too many bacteria interrupt normal bodily functioning