SLP5 PATHOGENS, TOXINS, INFECTIONS AND DISEASE

SLP5 Pathogens, Toxins, Infections and Disease

SLP5 Pathogens, Toxins, Infections and Disease

Bacteria are everywhere-from our intestinal tract, to soils, rivers, and oceans. For the most part, bacteria are beneficial, acting to degrade organic waste and recycle nutrients back into the food chain. Sometimes, however, bacteria cause disease. We are all familiar with many specific bacterial diseases such as Salmonella food poisoning or more serious ones such as Cholera and Tetanus.

Bacteria that cause these diseases are referred to as pathogens and usually require an animal host for multiplication or transmission even though they may persist in a soil ...