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Normal body flora is generally helpful to the organism. In fact having normal body flora occupies space and resources that could otherwise be utilized by pathogens. However, some normal body flora can be harmful if the microbe enters an area of the body that it would not normally be found and can cause infection. These bacteria are known as opportunistic pathogens.
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What is the normal flora of CSF?
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is typically a sterile fluid, meaning it should not contain any normal flora. The presence of bacteria in the CSF is abnormal and can indicate an infection, such as meningitis.
What is another term for normal flora?
Another term for normal flora is indigenous microbiota or resident flora.
The source of an autogenous infection is what?
The source of an autogenous infection is typically the flora already found within yourself. An example is the bacterial flora that is typically housed in a safe manner in the digestive tract. If introduced to the abdominal cavity due to a rupture of lets say the duodenum, you become extremely ill and possibly die because of the flora you already host.
Differentiate between normal flora transient and resident?
Normal flora are microorganisms that permanently reside in or on the body without causing harm, known as resident flora. Transient flora are temporarily present on the body and can be acquired through contact with the environment or other individuals. While resident flora play a role in maintaining health by competing with harmful bacteria, transient flora can potentially cause infections if they enter the body.
Where part of the body has no normal flora?
The brain and spinal cord have no normal flora, as they are considered sterile environments in healthy individuals.
Can you prevent getting disease in normal flora?
Normal flora cannot cause a "disease". But if normal flora is disrupted it can become a pathogen and then cause infection. Some diseases, like diabetes, can disrupt normal flora and cause infection, especially yeast infections on the skin or in the vagina of women.
Can resident flora cause infection?
Yes
How are normal flora originally acquired?
The fetus is surrounded by amniotic fluid of its mother. It acquires the normal flora of its mother. After birth, the newborn begins to acquire its own "normal flora". Humans have normal flora on their skin and in every body throughout life; it is not completely washed away although it can be changed, reduced, or disrupted by medications or changes in Ph or by actions humans take during hygiene or sexual activities. Then micro-oganisms of the normal flora become pathogens that can cause infection.
What is the normal flora of CSF?
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is typically a sterile fluid, meaning it should not contain any normal flora. The presence of bacteria in the CSF is abnormal and can indicate an infection, such as meningitis.
What is the difference between normal flora and a carrier of illness or infection?
Everyone has "normal flora". Normal flora exists in the body, on the skin, and in every body opening. Your mouth's normal flora is likely different than the normal flora of your mother, father, siblings, cousins, and every unrelated person. That normal flora protects you from becoming ill or infected every time you come in contact with a micro-organism. People are also carriers of certain microorganisms. One person's body carries germs that may--or may not--have made that person ill in the past or present. If that person who is carrying a micro-organism may transfer that micro-organism to you, for examples, through shaking hands, kissing, or sexual intercourse. If the carrier's microorganisms overwhelm the second person's immune system, or their "normal flora", multiplication of the micro-organism can occur and cause an infection. Once multiplication and infection occurs, the micro-organism has become a pathogen.
Does usual flora mean normal flora?
Yes, usual flora, normal flora, and typical flora are all normal results.
Broad-spectrum drugs that disrupt the body's normal flora often cause?
superinfections.
What is another term for normal flora?
Another term for normal flora is indigenous microbiota or resident flora.
Example of normal flora organusm?
Most women are surprised to learn they have a normal flora that contains yeast (men and women carry this flora). Women try so hard (too much) to keep the vagina "clean" often using douches one or more times a day. Then the Ph in the vagina changes and the normal yeast begins to multiply and the woman gets a "yeast infection". Although it seems to contradict what many women believe about physical health (especially for the vagina), trying to be "very clean" can actually set off the sequence of events that allows microorganisms to become pathogens and cause infection.
What is transient flora?
Microorganisms that colonize the host for hours to weeks but do not establish themselves permanently are called transient flora
What microorganisms are in candida albicans?
candida albicans are a type of yeast (fungus) that grow as normal flora on the human body, but can cause varying symptoms if their growth is not in the normal range of human bodily flora
What is an example of normal flora?
Most women are surprised to learn they have a normal flora that contains yeast (men and women carry this flora). Women try so hard (too much) to keep the vagina "clean" often using douches one or more times a day. Then the Ph in the vagina changes and the normal yeast begins to multiply and the woman gets a "yeast infection". Although it seems to contradict what many women believe about physical health (especially for the vagina), trying to be "very clean" can actually set off the sequence of events that allows microorganisms to become pathogens and cause infection.
