The interior of the nose is like a lush rain forest that's barely been explored.
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Angela
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This was a completely intriguing article. I think that what the scientists are trying to discover right now could save lives. I could definitely see how the staph germs would enjoy being in that specific part of the nose, though I have never before heard of the Middle Meatus or the Anterior Naris. However, I think that the one third of people who do not carry Staph germs should consider themselves lucky. The infections it causes can be deadly. The article mentioned a species of bacteria that helps keep away Staph germs. When I researched it, I couldn't tell exactly what this species produced that kept Staph germs away from it, but I did discover that it did not produce any toxins, but could cause a sore throat (pharyngitis). I wonder if Staph germs could be hidden anywhere else that we have not noticed. However, the article also stated that some Staph has started to become resistant to the antibiotics they were applying, yet that they think there are still natural antibiotics to be discovered. Though I think that this article could have explained a bit more, it still had great content, and I would say that this is definitely a great project for scientists and the rest of the world.
I thought that this article was pretty interesting, but kind of gross at the same time. I didn't know that our noses had so many parts to it, like the middle meatus and the sphenoethmoidal recess, both of which I have never heard of. I looked up what Staph infections looked like, and saw some pretty gruesome pictures which make me feel extremely happy that I don't have Staph infection. I did some research on Staph infection, and saw that in about 50% of cases of Staph infection, the bacteria resisted the antibiotics, so that is pretty worrysome. Looking at the study, I saw that a bacteria called Corynebacterium accolens is the only other bacteria that does the same thing that Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum does. Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum can cause an inflammation of the heart or respitory system, so that's also worrysome. And Corynebacterium accolens is very rare. Both of these bacteria apparently interact with the Staph bacteria in certain places in the nose. I wonder what they mean by interact. Also, they say "these bugs can live on…", and I'm wondering whether they actually mean bugs, or whether it's an expression. Staphylococcus aureus can do a number of things, depending on where it goes. For example, if it enters your bloodstream, you can actually go through shock and die. And if it enters your bones, your bones will be very inflammed. I guess that none of the bacteria are very ideal. But, I would much rather inflame my heart and have it go away, rather than dying of shock, having inflammed bones, etc. Overall, I think that the article's findings, while a big discovery, may not be what we hope for it to be.
I found this article very interesting, yet gross, like Tyra. The first thing I found interesting was that there are so many different parts of a nose as others have said. I didn’t know about any of these! The ones mentioned in the article were in the upper section of the nose. I found out that there were even more parts than the ones mentioned in the article. For example, the scientists at Stanford swabbed in the middle meatus, but there are at least three meati which are only a small part of the nose. Another part of the nose, which is also another part staph could be lurking was the sphenoethmoidal recess. Those two parts are in the upper division of your nose along with nasal conche, different tonsils, nasopharynx, oropharynx, and more. Besides that, there are other parts of the nose like different cavities, sinuses, and tubes. There are also more parts of the nose that are visible from the outside. But, the staph likes mainly the two in the article, not the nostrils. In general bacteria like dark and moist places and the nostrils are more open. Staphyloccus aureus is present on your skin all the time for one-third of people. But when you get a cut (staph will NOT ALWAYS infect you when you get cut) you can have a staph infection. Staph infections are really nasty and staph can be antibiotic resistant (that means that when you use antibiotics staph is immune to it). The treatment for is antibiotics because staph isn’t immune to all antibiotics (mainly penicillin and others in that family). Lastly it says that staph is mostly present because there is a lack of C. pseudodiptheriticum. If you can just inject more of that bacteria into the nose, would that reduce the chance of a staph infection? This article was fairly short, so I would’ve wanted them to add more information.
I don't think that this article was interesting at all. I have had a staph infection on the eye. This article also didn't have enough information. Even though it did have terms for areas in the nose, which is kind of cool. I did some research and saw that saying 50% of staph is antibiotic-resistant is inaccurate, and 41% is more accurate. Overall, I didn't like this article.
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This was a completely intriguing article. I think that what the scientists are trying to discover right now could save lives. I could definitely see how the staph germs would enjoy being in that specific part of the nose, though I have never before heard of the Middle Meatus or the Anterior Naris. However, I think that the one third of people who do not carry Staph germs should consider themselves lucky. The infections it causes can be deadly. The article mentioned a species of bacteria that helps keep away Staph germs. When I researched it, I couldn't tell exactly what this species produced that kept Staph germs away from it, but I did discover that it did not produce any toxins, but could cause a sore throat (pharyngitis). I wonder if Staph germs could be hidden anywhere else that we have not noticed. However, the article also stated that some Staph has started to become resistant to the antibiotics they were applying, yet that they think there are still natural antibiotics to be discovered. Though I think that this article could have explained a bit more, it still had great content, and I would say that this is definitely a great project for scientists and the rest of the world.
I thought that this article was pretty interesting, but kind of gross at the same time. I didn't know that our noses had so many parts to it, like the middle meatus and the sphenoethmoidal recess, both of which I have never heard of. I looked up what Staph infections looked like, and saw some pretty gruesome pictures which make me feel extremely happy that I don't have Staph infection. I did some research on Staph infection, and saw that in about 50% of cases of Staph infection, the bacteria resisted the antibiotics, so that is pretty worrysome. Looking at the study, I saw that a bacteria called Corynebacterium accolens is the only other bacteria that does the same thing that Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum does. Corynebacterium pseudodiphtheriticum can cause an inflammation of the heart or respitory system, so that's also worrysome. And Corynebacterium accolens is very rare. Both of these bacteria apparently interact with the Staph bacteria in certain places in the nose. I wonder what they mean by interact. Also, they say "these bugs can live on…", and I'm wondering whether they actually mean bugs, or whether it's an expression. Staphylococcus aureus can do a number of things, depending on where it goes. For example, if it enters your bloodstream, you can actually go through shock and die. And if it enters your bones, your bones will be very inflammed. I guess that none of the bacteria are very ideal. But, I would much rather inflame my heart and have it go away, rather than dying of shock, having inflammed bones, etc. Overall, I think that the article's findings, while a big discovery, may not be what we hope for it to be.
I found this article very interesting, yet gross, like Tyra. The first thing I found interesting was that there are so many different parts of a nose as others have said. I didn’t know about any of these! The ones mentioned in the article were in the upper section of the nose. I found out that there were even more parts than the ones mentioned in the article. For example, the scientists at Stanford swabbed in the middle meatus, but there are at least three meati which are only a small part of the nose. Another part of the nose, which is also another part staph could be lurking was the sphenoethmoidal recess. Those two parts are in the upper division of your nose along with nasal conche, different tonsils, nasopharynx, oropharynx, and more. Besides that, there are other parts of the nose like different cavities, sinuses, and tubes. There are also more parts of the nose that are visible from the outside. But, the staph likes mainly the two in the article, not the nostrils. In general bacteria like dark and moist places and the nostrils are more open. Staphyloccus aureus is present on your skin all the time for one-third of people. But when you get a cut (staph will NOT ALWAYS infect you when you get cut) you can have a staph infection. Staph infections are really nasty and staph can be antibiotic resistant (that means that when you use antibiotics staph is immune to it). The treatment for is antibiotics because staph isn’t immune to all antibiotics (mainly penicillin and others in that family). Lastly it says that staph is mostly present because there is a lack of C. pseudodiptheriticum. If you can just inject more of that bacteria into the nose, would that reduce the chance of a staph infection? This article was fairly short, so I would’ve wanted them to add more information.
I don't think that this article was interesting at all. I have had a staph infection on the eye. This article also didn't have enough information. Even though it did have terms for areas in the nose, which is kind of cool. I did some research and saw that saying 50% of staph is antibiotic-resistant is inaccurate, and 41% is more accurate. Overall, I didn't like this article.
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