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What is one probable way in which the M. leprae bacilli is spread?
M. leprae bacilli are most likely spread through prolonged close contact with an untreated person infected with leprosy, particularly through respiratory droplets. The bacteria primarily affect peripheral nerves and skin cells, resulting in symptoms ranging from skin lesions to nerve damage.
Is mycobacterium an eubacteria?
Yes, mycobacterium is a genus of eubacteria. Eubacteria are a major group of bacteria that are characterized by their simple cell structure and lack of membrane-bound organelles. Mycobacterium species include pathogenic bacteria that can cause diseases such as tuberculosis and leprosy.
What are the dieseses you can get from bacteria?
Bacteria come in many shapes and sizes, and they can cause a lot of many diseases and colds. It depends in the severity of the bacteria, how many bacteria there are, and what kind of bacteria they are. Bacteria can cause from salmonella to the simple cold. Ecoli, a type of bacteria found in untreated water, can cause you to be throwing up for months at a time.
Bacteria that don't fulfill Koch's Postulates?
Some bacteria may not fulfill Koch's postulates due to various reasons such as the inability to culture them in a lab setting, the presence of asymptomatic carriers, or the complexity of their interactions with the host's immune system. These bacteria may still be implicated in causing diseases based on epidemiological evidence and other experimental data.
How does the bacteria Mycobacterium leprae move?
Mycobacterium leprae, the bacteria that causes leprosy, is unable to move on its own. It is spread from person to person through respiratory droplets when an infected individual coughs or sneezes. Once transmitted to a new host, the bacteria infect and multiply within cells, primarily affecting the skin and nerves.
How difficult is it to detect the bacilli in TT leprosy?
In TT leprosy the bacteria are very few and almost impossible to find.
How difficult is it to detect the bacilli in LL leprosy?
In patients with LL leprosy, the bacilli are easily detected.
Maximum lepra bacilli seen in which type of leprosy?
lepromatous leprosy
What is the scientific name of the leprosy bacteria?
Mycobacterium leprae and Mycobacterium lepromatosis
What is the diagnosis for leprosy?
The diagnosis for leprosy is to take a sample of the lesions on the skin and check to see if Mycobacterium leprae (gram+ bacilli) will grow. However, the most common one is by clinical (what is seen) methods.
What is a infectious disease caused by bacteria?
Leprosy
Is leprosy viral or bacteria?
Leprosy is a bacterial infection. These days, it can be treated with antibiotics, so the chance of someone dying from leprosy is very low.
Is leprosy a virus or bacteria?
it is a bacterial infection which is a bacteria
What is another name for lepromatous leprosy?
This type of leprosy is also called the multibacillary (MB) leprosy, because of the presence of large numbers of bacteria.
Can anyone name a disease causing microorganism that's an interesting shape not just spherical so i can make a model of it?
Leprosy has rod shaped bacilli.
What bacteria cause leprosy?
Mycobacterium leprae.
What is one probable way in which the M. leprae bacilli is spread?
M. leprae bacilli are most likely spread through prolonged close contact with an untreated person infected with leprosy, particularly through respiratory droplets. The bacteria primarily affect peripheral nerves and skin cells, resulting in symptoms ranging from skin lesions to nerve damage.
