Vocabulary 1
something that cannot be seen with the naked eye
cells
what is a group of cells?
a microorganism
are all living things made of cells?
yes, all living things are made of cells
does the human body provide an environment for bacteria to survive
yes, mostly in the guts
what sickness did patient 23 have
he got c difficle
how much are cells scaled by in the pictures
20,000 times
how are people getting c difficle?
from antibiotics
does a healthy microbiome have many types of helpful bacteria?
yes, a healthy microbiome has more helpful bacteria than an unhealthy one
do antibiotics reduce the number of helpful and harmful bacteria in the microbiome?
yes, it reduces the amount of both bacteria's
how did patient 23 get sick after antibiotics?
he got sick because the antibiotics cleared his stomach so the harmful bacteria got in his microbiome
how can bacteria reproduce in your stomach?
bacteria settle in your microbiome
can you see bacteria with the naked eye?
no not if there is a small amount of bacteria
are almost all cells microscopic?
yes most cells are microscopic
what happened to patient 23 when he was very sick and had a fecal transplant
he felt better after the fecal transplant
what is an antibiotic?
it is a pill that reduces the number of bacteria in the microbiome
what is a sickness?
a sickness is when bad bacteria take over the human microbiome causing sick like effects
do people with less bacteria in their gut get sick faster and have much worse sicknesses
yes with less bacteria in the gut you can get sick faster and worse
do gut microbiomes with more bacteria get sick less and have easier recoveries
yes the more bacteria in a microbiome makes the person get sick less and have better sicknesses
he was very sick
what is a fecal transplant?
a fecal transplant is when you take the feces of a healthy microbiome and put it in a person with an unhealthy microbiome to give them good bacteria
what makes up cells
atoms make up cells
how many microorganisms does the human microbiome have
about 100 trillion
do antibiotics reduce the number of bad and helpful bacteria?
yes antibiotics reduce the number of both
how did patient 23 get better when he was very sick
he used antibiotics