Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Bartonella Henselae



Hey, I'm B. henselae.
I'm a Gram Negative bacteria.
You can find me on cats and I get into you through scratches, licks or bites.
I cause Cat Scratch Disease.
I infection your lymph nodes, t
hen make you tired and feverish for a few months.
I usually go away on my own after that.

In people whose body defences don't work properly (like AIDS), I cause quite a few more illnesses.
I cause red or purple spots on the skin called 'bacillary angiomatosis'.
I can also cause 'peliosis', little bleeds under the skin or inside you.

26 comments:

cats in the window said...

Well done! Love it. Love it. Love it. Especially Bartonella Henselae.
Keep it up.

Anonymous said...

crazy ? hehehe

nice blog

bye

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h r o s w i t h said...

Fascinating. 8-)

R said...

This is how it SHOULD be done.

Love it! :)

suzib said...

i think you should make a giardia bio.

Unknown said...

could you do bacillus thuringiensis? :P

whoiam said...

you're doing a great job.I look forward to new entries.The imaginative creativity in the simple but relative and effective art work is very impressive.NPUBLICI

Natalie S. Brown said...

hahaha. and here people tell me I talk about science too much (I'm majoring in molecular and cellular bio) but you take it to a whole new level. Love it.

Archikins said...

Really neat idea - educative in a fun way... you should make your microbes adoptable - provide the html code that other bloggers can embed in their blogs -- for e.g. i have the common cold now and i am looking to adopt a Rhinovirus :-)

Somebody went a step further and created microbe plush toys !!

Joel Badinas said...

Hi,

I like your blog, nice drawings. It makes me less afraid of germs. (^_^)

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darkman said...

You might be interested in in J,the subject of my blog.He used to spray half a can of fly spray around his flat before going out,and he was very busy with the swatter.At times you,d be literally walking on hundreds of dead flys.Plenty of bacteria action there i imagine.

Jean-Loup Castaigne said...

Hi,

You got a great idea with this blog. I'm a vet surgeon working in education. I've just sent your blog address to all the bacteriologists of the Vet School in my university.

Congratulations

Jean-Loup

Chariot13 said...

Wow. You've actual managed to find a way to make these things cute (and educational!). Really unique idea.

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Donna said...

How fantastic, I used to be a microbiologist so i love this blog!

Anonymous said...

Currently revising for a Biology exam, and this makes it much more fun! Well done, keep it up!

undone said...

sweety...
you need a life!

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Anonymous said...

Well done Emma.Your optometrist is very impressed!

Brint Montgomery said...

So simple! Why didn't I think of it!? This is a permanent gig for you; it's not like there is a shortage of microbes in the world. Nice job. Some junior high school kid is probably thinking, "this biology stuff might be fun..." (She/He would be right.)

jAsontbk said...

nice! interesting! keep it up =D

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Anonymous said...

Microbs for fun and profit -
You should sell your work on cafepress. I'd love a cat scratch fever mug.

:) J.

Harberette said...

That is definitely the most adorable microbe I have ever seen. I love your blog. Maybe you should give mine a whirl sometime. Have a gloreous day!

Pamela said...

I hope you don't mind, but I'm adding you to my links list. If nothing else, your blog should be more infectious than it is.

estetik said...

Thank you admin....