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Bacteria Bacteria (bacterium, singular) Bacteria are microorganisms that lack a nucleus and have a cell wall composed of a protein-sugar molecule. The most common organism on our planet, bacteria live symbiotically with all other living organisms known to man. Bacteria measure to be less than 1 micron in size, but reproduce to concentrations that often allow them to be visible to the naked eye. Categorized as prokaryotes (single-celled organisms that lack a nuclear membrane), they have been placed in their own kingdom, Monera, because of the uniqueness of their design. Like all living organisms on our planet, bacteria require carbon to survive. Bacteria are classified into categories based on the method in which they acquire the carbon necessary for their survival. This plays a significant role in the ways they affect our body. Some bacteria use fermentation to produce the necessary nutrients needed to survive, which leads to the release of byproducts such as alcohol, lactic acid, formic acid, carbon dioxide, acetic acid, and sometimes water. Many of these byproducts are what cause the illnesses contributed to a bacterial infection. Many bacteria have protrusions from their exterior walls called pili and flagella. These are hair-like extensions that allow the bacteria to stick to objects or repel away from them, often to move toward
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nutrients or away from harmful toxins. Additionally, many bacteria will develop thick exterior walls called endospores, allowing them to endure harsh environmental conditions, attacks from viruses or anti-biotics, and long periods when nutrients are scarce.
Bacteria reproduce asexually using a process known as binary fission, where the single chromosome that makes up the DNA of the bacteria is reproduced as an identical copy of the original. The bacteria then splits in two, each half receiving one of the chromosomes, thus creating two identical bacteria. Because binary fission does not allow bacteria to make the genetic changes necessary for mutation and survival in a changing environment, bacteria must utilize different methods for evolvement. Bacteria can obtain new DNA from the remains of a decomposing bacteria, through a process called conjugation where one bacteria transfers DNA to another through a tube, and by way of a viral infection known as transduction, where one bacteria creates a virus that infects another bacteria, carrying its DNA with it. Bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemic plague, cholera, tuberculosis, and many other illnesses and disease are caused by the small group of known bacteria that negatively affect our bodies. It is well known and documented that these diseases and the bacteria that cause them have mutated dramatically in recent years. The overuse of anti-biotics in the past and present has caused these bacteria to mutate and become immune to modern medical remedies.
Bacterium is most commonly transmitted by coughing, sneezing, or speaking, where they become trapped in water particles that become airborne and inhaled by a passer by. Often these Mold will settle on animals, people, and inanimate objects, later becoming airborne by small gusts of wind or movement. Ailments that bacteria can cause to human health include but are not limited to infections, diseases, allergic illnesses, skin rashes, toxic effects, neurological ailments, severe irritations and even death. Bacteria are most harmful when introduced to a body that has a weak immune system. The weakened immune system of a person that consistently breathes contaminants such as toxic mold in the daily environment will not have the resources and ability to fight off and destroy the harmful bacteria. This allows the bacteria to quickly reproduce and infect the body.
A less documented observation noted by our organization is the symbiotic relationship between toxic molds and bacteria. Many bacteria thrive on the excrement (mico-toxins) released by toxic molds both during their life span and after their death and decay. There is a possibility that the bacteria living on the toxic molds can become airborne when the mold colonies release their spores, which the bacteria will essentially “piggy back” a ride from and become airborne. When you inhale these mold spores, there is a possibility that you may be inhaling a symbiotic bacterium as well. The different ways that bacteria can affect the human body are: •
An infection which weakens the immune system and allows other biocontaminants which would normally be under control to affect the human host.
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An infection to a healthy immune system that has been transmitted by airborne inhalation. (Tuberculosis and Legionnaires Disease)
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A contagious bacterial infection that can be found on any surface where an organism might grow or attach.
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By being transmitted from the excrements of rats, squirrels, and birds. Often these bacteria will become airborne by attaching to tiny particles and moisture.
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By causing or contributing to hypersensitivity pneumonitis, chronic fatigue, irritability, depression, dermatitis, respiratory infections, asthma, sinus infections, ear infections, skin infections, Legionnaire’s Disease, meningitis, tuberculosis (TB), pneumonia, allergic rhinitis, chronic bronchitis, humidifier fever, cold and flu-like symptoms, and many other conditions of compromised health.
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By releasing endotoxins that are also infectious agents.
When a person is exposed to these biocontaminants for prolonged periods of time with a weakened immune system, they WILL become infected.
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