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Raw Oysters and Antacids: A Deadly Mix?

Chapter 2, Problem 1CCS, Raw Oysters and Antacids: A Deadly Mix? The highly acidic environment of the stomach kills most

The highly acidic environment of the stomach kills most bacteria before they cause disease. One bacterium that can slightly tolerate conditions as it passes through the stomach is Vibrio vulnificusa bacterium commonly ingested by eating raw tainted oysters. The bacterium cannot be seen, tasted, or smelled in food or water.

V. vulnificus is an emerging pathogen and a growing cause of food poisoning in the United States: it triggers vomiting, diarrhea, and abdominal pain. The pathogen can also infect the bloodstream, causing life-threatening illness characterized by fever, chills, skin lesions, and deadly loss of blood pressure. About 50% of patients with bloodstream infections die. V. vulnificus especially affects the immunocompromised and people with long-term liver disease.

Researchers have discovered that taking antacids may make people more susceptible to becoming ill from V. vulnificus. They found that antacids in a simulated gastric environment significantly increased the survival rate of V. vulnificus.

  1. 1. Why are patients who take antacids at greater risk for infections with V vutnificus?
  2. 2. Will antacids raise or lower the pH of the stomach?
  3. 3. Other than refraining from antacids, what can people do to reduce their risk of infection?
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Ch. 2 - Which of the following terms most correctly...Ch. 2 - In water, cations and anions of salts dissociate...Ch. 2 - Prob. 7MCCh. 2 - Which of the following statements about a...Ch. 2 - Proteins are polymers of ___________. a. amino...Ch. 2 - Which of the following are hydrophobic organic...Ch. 2 - Fill in the Blanks 1. The outermost electron shell...Ch. 2 - Fill in the Blanks 2. The type of chemical bond...Ch. 2 - Prob. 3FIBCh. 2 - Prob. 4FIBCh. 2 - Fill in the Blanks 5. Groups of atoms such as NH2...Ch. 2 - Fill in the Blanks 6. The reverse of dehydration...Ch. 2 - Fill in the Blanks 7. Reactions that release...Ch. 2 - Fill in the Blanks 8. All chemical reactions begin...Ch. 2 - Fill in the Blanks 9. The ____________ scale is a...Ch. 2 - Prob. 10FIBCh. 2 - Label a portion of the molecule below; label two...Ch. 2 - Shown is the amino acid tryptophan. Put the letter...Ch. 2 - List three main types of chemical bonds, and give...Ch. 2 - Name five properties of water that are vital to...Ch. 2 - Prob. 3SACh. 2 - What is the difference between atomic oxygen and...Ch. 2 - Explain how the polarity of water molecules makes...Ch. 2 - Prob. 1CTCh. 2 - Prob. 2CTCh. 2 - Two freshmen disagree about an aspect of...Ch. 2 - When an egg white is heated, it changes from...Ch. 2 - Prob. 5CTCh. 2 - The poison glands of many bees and wasps contain...Ch. 2 - Prob. 7CTCh. 2 - Prob. 8CTCh. 2 - The deadly poison hydrogen cyanide has the...Ch. 2 - Triple covalent bonds are stronger and more...Ch. 2 - How can hydrogen bonding between water molecules...Ch. 2 - How can a single molecule of magnesium hydroxide...Ch. 2 - Prob. 13CTCh. 2 - Prob. 14CTCh. 2 - A textbook states that only five nucleotide bases...Ch. 2 - Using the following terms, fill in the following...
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