Streptococcus bacteria can affect various parts of the body, depending on the strain. Group A Streptococcus (GAS) commonly causes throat infections (strep throat), skin infections, and can lead to more severe conditions like rheumatic fever or necrotizing fasciitis. Group B Streptococcus (GBS) primarily affects newborns and pregnant women, potentially causing complications in the bloodstream, lungs, or central nervous system. Other strains can also impact the heart, joints, and urinary tract.
Streptococcus is a eubacteria, not an archaebacteria. Eubacteria are the more common and diverse group of bacteria, while archaebacteria are a distinct group with unique characteristics. Streptococcus bacteria are commonly found in the human body and can cause various illnesses like strep throat.
Beta streptococcus or Group B strep is found normally in the body and generally does not cause symptoms. Sometimes it can cause infections such as sepsis and meningitis as well as can be contributing factor to diabetes and heart failure. Treatment for Group B strep is done through intravenous antibiotics.
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Respiratory system
SARS stands for Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome. It is a group of illnesses that directly effects the respiratory system. However, being that it inhibits quality breathing, it will eventually effect the entire body.
they affect the nervous system.
As is progresses, bulimia can affect virtually all of the systems in the body.
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nervous system
Streptococcus pyogenes belongs to a group of disease causing bacteria that produce superantigens. Superantigens are a group of toxins that have the ability to trigger excessive and abnormal activation of the body's T cells.
Steroid affect every system in the body. For instance, they affect the immune system by decreasing inflammation, the reproductive system by changing the balance of hormones, and the stomach by affecting its lining.