Biology Case Study: Campylobacter Infections

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Biology Case Study Introduction Campylobacter is a gram-negative responsible for bloody stool, severe diarrhea, and fever. Whereas Campylobacter has over 20, not all become responsible for human attacks. However, ninety percent of human illness arises from Campylobacter jejuni. Campylobacter jejuni is the leading cause of gastroenteritis globally (Emilisa Frirdich et al., 2017). It develops at high temperatures of 37 degrees Celcius to 42 degrees Celcius. On that note, the Campylobacter can survive in zoonotic animals along with birds having temperatures of 41-to- 42 degrees Celcius. These animals, however, are carriers of the disease without any threat of contamination (Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 2019). When Pearl’s class was allowed to care for the zoo animals, the probability of contracting Campylobacter is one. Also, Campylobacter is vulnerable, leading to their intolerance to death. For example, Pearl’s classmates were free from infection because they thoroughly washed their hands, causing the demise of Campylobacter jejuni. Campylobacter jejuni’s morphology is helical, containing polar flagella. It reckons rod-shaped bacteria with a corkscrew motility to move through glutinous solutions especially the gastrointestinal tract’s mucus layer (Frirdich et al., 2017). C. jenuni infections lead to bacteremia, septic arthritis, and extra-intestinal symptoms.

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