Sunday, November 05, 2006

Bordetella pertussis


Hello.
You can call me B. pertussis.
I'm a Gram Negative bacteria.
I am spread to people by respiratory droplets.
I cause whooping cough, which can be highly fatal in infants.

How do I do this?
I get into the throat and make toxins.

First I give you a cough, then your throat swells up.
If it swells up enough, it can block your airway, giving your breathing a "whooping" sound.

19 comments:

  1. Would you happen to be a student/professional of microbiology?

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  2. Excelente tu blog! Soy de Argentina y sinceramente me parecio muy bueno.
    Yo hace poco publiqué mi blog relacionado con Cerveza Artesanal y algo tiene que ver con tus amigos los microbios, aunque estos me jugaron una mala pasada la ultima vez!
    Bueno felicitaciones de vuelta.

    Sebastian.

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  3. Ah, BP microbe, you meanie. Now I know who to blame for my whooping cough.

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  4. brilliant idea.... the weird flatlander

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  5. Awesome idea for a blog. Superb effort!

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  6. this is so cute this wee one

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  7. Anonymous4:49 AM

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  8. Anonymous5:16 AM

    I had Whooping cogh once when i Was Realllllllllllllllly young.....

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  9. Anonymous4:29 AM

    Don't you get it. It's all about the big musicians. Internet radio gives the smaller bands a chance to possibly make it. The RIAA can't have that, this is the United States of America, where the rich man gets richer and the poor man stays poor.

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  10. Anonymous4:31 AM

    Don't you get it. It's all about the big musicians. Internet radio gives the smaller bands a chance to possibly make it.

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  11. Anonymous1:17 AM

    As the chart below shows,

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  12. Anonymous1:18 AM

    I've never seen so many germs in one place other than a petri dish. Do you do your own illustrations?

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  13. Anonymous1:19 AM

    so many germs in one place other than a petri dish. Do you do your own illustrations?

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