Bacteria, Viruses and Antibiotics

My name is Yamilee Loza. One important thing I learned about bacteria before starting this book is that by collecting bacteria we provide vitamins and enzymes which helps us fight off infections that were cause by the bad bacteria in our body. One important thing I learned about viruses that I didn't know before is that if a virus find a cell it attaches it's DNA to the host cell which then replicates into making more viruses and the cycle continues. If a doctor tells me to take antibiotics I would take it but if I see no progress I would do something different. The easiest part about this project was doing the having the links to most of our information and the book because we already had an idea of what we were going to write because we did the documents before the book. The most challenging part of about this project were the documents. If I could do something differently it would be adding more detail and turning in the documents faster so we had more time to work on the book. I feel like my partner and I did a pretty good job. I do like using book creator because you can be as creative as you want. I think I understand most of what is or what a bacteria, virus and antibiotic does, I would give myself a 8/10. I'm doing pretty good during distance learning .

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Bacteria, Viruses and Antibiotic

October 2020

Fantastic book - great work both of you. So uplifting to see such amazing work.

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1. What is Phage therapy. Phage therapy is the use of bacteriophages are used for bacterial infections. This can be used as an alternative to antibiotics.

2. What is the immune system? The immune system is basically our body's line of defense from viruses and bacteria invading our body.

3. What is a Fecal Transplant and how I feel about it? Well in my opinion fecal transplants are a better solution to cure bacterial infections then antibiotics because they only go for the bad bacteria meanwhile antibiotics go for any bacteria which can be good bacteria and make you feel even worse.

4.How do bacteria and antibiotics connect to fecal transplant? They both are a way to kill bacteria invading the body but the difference is that antibiotics come in guns blazing and they can kill good bacteria. Meanwhile Fecal tranplant is more calm and actually does it's job and kills the bad bacteria and not killing good bacteria.

5. What is the difference between bacteria and viruses? One difference is that bacteria is living organisms and viruses aren't. Another difference is that they affect your body in a different way. For example viruses can't survive without a host with means they can only reproduce by attaching themselves to a cell.

Virus Vocabulary Words

1. Bacteriophage- A virus that infects bacteria 2. Jonas Salk- A scientist that created a vaccine for polio 3. Edward Jenner- A scientist that developed a vaccine for small pox 4. Capsid- The outer coat of virus 5. Retrovirus- A virus that contains RNA as it genetic material

In this book you will learn about Viruses, Bacteria, and Antibiotics. You will learn how bacteria, viruses, and antibiotics work, their uses, and the differences and similarities. You'll be learning the specific details and how they affect you and your body. I hope this gives you a better understanding while also knowing a bit about my partner and I at the end of this book.

Antibiotic Vocabulary Words

1. What is combination therapy?- Combination therapy is when you take to or more antibiotics at once 2. What is narrow spectrum?- Narrow spectrum is when antibiotics only target a small amount of bacteria 3. How to antiprotozoal drugs work? Antiprotozoal drugs work by attacking the DNA. 4. How does penicillin work? Penicillin works by interfering with the cell wall 5. What are antibiotics? Antibiotics is a medicine / drug that inhabit or kill other microbes.

Bacteria is a living organism that is everywhere. There are many different times of bacteria good and bad inside are body the good bacteria is a major player for are immune system that fight other bad bacteria or viruses. Something fun I found about bacteria is that they are different types bacterial infections but most of them have the same effects on the body. One scary thing I found about bacteria is that you have to have check ups on your body for you to know what's happening and if you are to late you can get sick and if it is really serious then it can lead to death. But remember you can find bacteria anywhere that is living also the different types of bacteria and the different effects it gives you.

My name is Jacob Molina and I am 11 years old. A important thing I have learned about bacteria is that it is a big part of our immune system but it can also make our body sick. One important things I have learned about viruses is that there are multiple viruses we don't know about and some that we do know but don't have a vaccine for cough cough Covid-19. If a doctor told me to take a antibiotic I would take it but I would say if it doesn't work I want a fecal transplant. The easy parts were the introduction, visuals for bacteria and viruses and The bio pages the one we write about ourselves and the experience we have while doing it. Actually I would say the documents the book was more easier in my opinion. If My partner and I do something different next time probably turn in the documents faster to get the next stage of the project. When this is completed I will feel great so I can take a break from school work. I like using book creator because of the amount of features we have. If I have categories of how much of a expert I am in Antibiotics, Viruses and Bacteria I would say 9 out of 10 of understanding the topic. How i'm doing overall with science and distance learning I would say Alright I have pretty good grades that i'm happy and for science I am keeping it 100 I am doing a lot better then what I expected.

Newsela article - What up with the bacteria in your gut?

One thing I found interesting was that our gut is home to more than hundred cells. Another thing I found interesting was that our gut microbiome plays a role in our nutrition which affects our health in many different ways. Its the reason why were sad cheerful, or healthy or sick. One important fact I learned was that the bacteria we collect provides us enzymes and vitamins to help us fight of the infection that were cause by the bad bacteria in our body. One main idea I found was that with all these cells, bacteria, and our gut they help us protect us and our body. One thing I found scary was that without the right bacteria, our epithelium can break down and that can cause inflammation and diseases.

A virus is a non-living organism that can come from anywhere and can give you any effects on your body. For example vomiting, coughing, fever and sometimes even death if their is no vaccine for that virus. Also viruses can infect in different ways by air or getting stuck on your shirt or pants. Also it or you can touch it from somewhere like a box computer or from some ones hand. So when you get infected if you took vaccines for the virus or got checked up and got a vaccine before it can actually infect you then your fine. But if a virus finds a cell then good luck because when a virus get's to a cell it tricks it into making more copies when it makes enough copies it pops. After that they go every it can attacking your body but if your immune system is strong enough then it can kill the virus but if it's not then your body will get infected and if there's not vaccine or your just late to apply it then your going to survive for a year or 2 with luck but most likely a couple months later and you'll be 6 feet under.

Antibiotics are a certain type of medicine that specalizes in taking out bacterial infections. There are many pros and cons for antibiotics first I will be talking about the pros. The pros are they kill the bad bacteria in your body on it's first try this will make the bacteria die. What most people don't know is that there are actually certain antibiotics for certain bacteria. Now for the cons there are many cons as well but one of the main ones is that antibiotics kill an bacteria this also means good bacteria. This will actually make you even worse and makes you easier to be infected by bad bacteria or even viruses. Are antibiotic risky well yes but they do not usually kill the good only when you take muliple of a period time but you can always be unlucky and a antibiotic can a good bacteria but it's uncommon for antibiotics to do that.

Amplify Article - Human Microbiome

One thing that I found interesting was that microorganisms that live in your body range from fungi to eyelash mites, but mostly all of them are bacteria. Another interesting fact I learned was that there is more than 100 trillion microorganisms living in our body. One fact I learned was that bacteria are the smallest microorganisms that live in our body. Another fact that I learned was that our body helps provide bacteria food and living space which makes our body a healthy environment for all the bacteria living inside us. One scary fact that I found was that there are microscopic animals called eyelash mites that live right next to roots of eyelashes.

Bacteria Vocabulary Words

1. Bacilli- A rod shaped bacteria 2. Bacteriophage- A bacteria parasite that feeds on another bacteria which makes it multiply 3. Cell wall- A layer that's surrounded by different types of cells

4. Antibiotic- A medicine that kills bacteria but not viruses

5. Alexander Fleming- The first scientist to discover an antibiotic called penicillin

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