pathogens
Intracellular pathogens.
Secondary bacterial infection of acute bronchitis occurs when a viral infection weakens the airways, making it easier for bacteria to infect the lungs. Bacterial infection can happen independently of a preceding viral illness, leading to primary bacterial bronchitis. Both conditions may present with similar symptoms, but the underlying cause and treatment differ.
A group of bacterial cells is called a colony. This term refers to a visible cluster or grouping of individual bacterial cells that have multiplied and accumulated in a particular area.
No, blood agar does not support viral cultivation. Blood agar is primarily used for culturing bacteria, as it contains nutrients that promote bacterial growth. Viruses require living host cells to replicate, so they cannot be cultured on standard agar media like blood agar.
A cytotoxic T-cell is a form of lymphocyte that is the "killer" T-cell. This cell engulfs damaged or viral/bacterial cells to stop them from infecting the blood.
They are called antibiotics (meaning against life) and generally interfere in only a few specific chemical reactions, those found in bacterial cells but not human cells.
Viral germs that invade body cells are called viruses, while bacteria germs that invade body cells are called intracellular bacteria. Both can cause infections and lead to various diseases.
White blood cells are the immune cells that will respond to infections, including viral and bacterial infections. Different types of white blood cells play specific roles in detecting and fighting off infections by recognizing pathogens and coordinating the immune response.
Bacterial or Viral infections are a couple of ways cells are damaged or killed.
Viral diseases are caused by viruses which live in our cells as a host. So, killing them by antibiotics means killing our own cells. This is why antibiotics are not effective against viral diseases.
Because of inflammation and/or mucus build up, usually caused by viral or bacterial cells, or irritants such as pollen.
Secondary bacterial infection of acute bronchitis occurs when a viral infection weakens the airways, making it easier for bacteria to infect the lungs. Bacterial infection can happen independently of a preceding viral illness, leading to primary bacterial bronchitis. Both conditions may present with similar symptoms, but the underlying cause and treatment differ.
It is neither bacterial nor viral. Multiple sclerosis is an autoimmune disease. That means that your body's immune system is attacking parts of your body. In the case of multiple sclerosis the immune system is attacking the protective cover around the nerve cells.
A high blood cell count that might indicate a bacterial infection is referring to white blood cells specifically. If a bacterial infection is present in the body, the immune system releases into the blood stream additional white blood cells to respond to the threat. A high count of these additional immune cells will then indicate that there is a bacterial presence to which the body is responding.
The viral nucleic acid core is composed of the genetic material specific to the virus and is often surrounded by a protein coat. In contrast, the nucleic acid of the bacterial host is the genetic material of the host bacterium and is usually localized within the bacterial cell. Additionally, bacterial nucleic acid is typically organized within a nucleoid region in the bacterial cytoplasm.
A group of bacterial cells is called a colony. This term refers to a visible cluster or grouping of individual bacterial cells that have multiplied and accumulated in a particular area.
No, blood agar does not support viral cultivation. Blood agar is primarily used for culturing bacteria, as it contains nutrients that promote bacterial growth. Viruses require living host cells to replicate, so they cannot be cultured on standard agar media like blood agar.
Not all cells need a nucleolus. For example, bacterial cells do not have a nucleolus. A nucleolus is a dense body within the nucleus which is where ribosomes are formed. As viral cells do not create ribosomes, they do not need a nucleolus either...