What are the three mechanisms by which disinfectants work? Describe. Which microbes are most susceptible versus most resistant to disinfectants? Why? What are the factors that influence the size of the zone of inhibition of an antibiotic when employing the Kirby-Bauer method? How can this method determine if an antimicrobial agent is bactericidal or bacteriostatic? Can a bacteriostatic agent become bactericidal in the long run or vice versa? Why? Anthrax As a fresh research intern, you are a part of the hypothetical National Anthrax Eradication Program. Your first task is to present a detailed summary on this lethal disease. Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research, acquire, compile the primary data and respond to the following: What organism produces this disease and how? What are the four different locations where an anthrax infection can occur? Describe each of these locations. What are the reasons why these locations allow the infection to occur? What are the different scientific methods that have been tried, tested, and implemented towards Anthrax prevention and cure in the past decade? Why is Anthrax such a potent weapon of bioterrorism? What are its characteristics that make it so?

What are the three mechanisms by which disinfectants work? Describe.

Which microbes are most susceptible versus most resistant to disinfectants? Why?

What are the factors that influence the size of the zone of inhibition of an antibiotic when employing the Kirby-Bauer method? How can this method determine if an antimicrobial agent is bactericidal or bacteriostatic?

Can a bacteriostatic agent become bactericidal in the long run or vice versa? Why?


Anthrax

As a fresh research intern, you are a part of the hypothetical National Anthrax Eradication Program. Your first task is to present a detailed summary on this lethal disease.

Using the South University Online Library or the Internet, research, acquire, compile the primary data and respond to the following:

What organism produces this disease and how?

What are the four different locations where an anthrax infection can occur? Describe each of these locations. What are the reasons why these locations allow the infection to occur?

What are the different scientific methods that have been tried, tested, and implemented towards Anthrax prevention and cure in the past decade?

Why is Anthrax such a potent weapon of bioterrorism? What are its characteristics that make it so?