microbiology case study 32-y/o male came to the office saying he had a skin infe

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microbiology case study

32-y/o male came to the office saying he had a skin infection (dark black lesion) for the past two weeks.He also recently developed pneumonia-like symptoms.You order a few tests and a chest x-ray.While you wait he starts bragging about this really old sheepskin that he found at a garage sale earlier that month.You tell him to shut his mouth and stop coughing in your direction.You do a special type of differential stain and DNA testing to confirm your suspicions.Immediately after getting the results you call the CDC and they contact everyone from the garage sale.(a) What was the bacterium?(b) Why did you call the CDC?(c) How could it have survived being in storage so long?

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The bacterium is Bacillus anthracis.

Reason: Since he develop the disease from the old sheepskin that is cattle and having symptoms-cough, skin lesion and pneumonia like infection which are the common symptoms of anthrax.

b. CDC is called because The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is a federal agency that conducts and supports health promotion, prevention and preparedness activities. Anthrax is severely contagious deadly disease,So to prevent the further infections in others and spreading of disease it is mendatory to call CDC.

c. It survived so ong because it forms the dormant endospores that are able to survive in harsh conditions for decades or even centuries.When spores are inhaled, ingested, or come into contact with a skin lesion on a host, they may become reactivated and multiply rapidly.

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