Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome was isolated as a special disease in 1981 in the United States, when in a number of young people severe diseases were caused by microorganisms that are non-pathogenic or slightly pathogenic for healthy people.
Staphylococcus was discovered in 1878 by R. Koch and in 1880 by L. Pasteur in a purulent material. L. Pasteur, after infecting a rabbit, finally proved the role of staphylococcus as a pathogen of purulent inflammation.
Streptococci belong to the family Streptococcaceae (genus Streptococcus). T. Bilrot was first discovered in 1874 with a face; L. Pasteur - in 1878 with postpartum sepsis; isolated in pure culture in 1883 by F. Feleisen.
A special position in the genus Streptococcus takes the form of S. Pneumoniae, which plays a very important role in human pathology. He was discovered by L. Pasteur in 1881.
Meningococcus is gram-negative globular cells with a diameter of 0.6-0.8 microns. In smears prepared from the material taken from the patient, they are in the form of coffee beans, often located in pairs or tetrads, or randomly, often inside the leukocytes - incomplete phagocytosis.
Gonorrhea (Greek gonos - seed and rhoe - efflux) is an infectious disease caused by gonococcus and characterized by an inflammatory lesion of predominantly mucous membranes of the urogenital organs.
The genus Pseudomonas belongs to the family Pseudomonadaceae (class Gammaproteobacteria, type Proteobacteria) and contains more than 20 species. Some of them are natural inhabitants of soil and water and therefore play a huge role in the circulation of substances in nature.
The genus Klebsiella belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae. Unlike the vast majority of genera of this family, the bacteria of the genus Klebsiella have the ability to form a capsule.
The genus Proteus belongs to the family Enterobacteriaceae and includes three species. An important role in human pathology, especially as agents of purulent-inflammatory diseases and food toxic infections, is played by two types ...
Plague (pestis) - an acute infectious disease, proceeding according to the type of hemorrhagic septicemia. In the past, the plague was a formidable scourge for humanity. Three pandemic plague are known, which claimed millions of human lives.