Gastrointestinal Diseases from Animals

Ten years after it was declared functionally extinct, amateur conservationists believe they have spotted a Yangtze river dolphin, or baiji, in a stretch of the Yangtze in eastern China. In recent interviews with the Guardian and the Chinese government-sponsored publication Sixth Tone , amateur investigator Song Qi claimed to have spotted the baiji on October 4, during a seven-day expedition in pursuit of the animal. "No other creature could jump out of the Yangtze like that," Song said to Sixth Tone . "All the eyewitnesses—which include fishermen—felt certain that it was a baiji dolphin." If the unconfirmed sighting is authentic, it would come as a shock to biologists: The small and nearly blind white dolphin, nicknamed the "goddess of the Yangtze," in all likelihood ended its 20-million-year run in the early 2000s. In 2006, researchers declared the species functionally extinct, after a six-week survey failed to turn up a single sighting. The river dolphi...

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Share on Pinterest New research shows how superbugs such as MRSA use 'mirror images' to evade antibiotics and increase their resistance to them. Henrik Sorensen/Getty Images Researchers investigated the underlying reasons for drug resistance in a mutated form of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria. They found that drug-resistant mutations contained a flipped mirror image, known as flipped chirality, of the binding site for a key co-factor in MRSA replication. The study authors stress the need to take these findings into account when designing new drugs for the bacteria. MRSA bacteria cause staph infections that are resistant to many antibiotics. These bacteria are among the leading causes of bacterial infections in hospitals. They often cause pneumonia and infections of the skin and soft tissue. Current treatments for MRSA include a combination of antifolate drug trimethoprim (TMP) and an antibiotic known as sulfamethoxazole. These treatments target t...

Uses of Farm Animals: Animals kept for agricultural purposes are known as farm animals. This includes domesticated animals like cows and chickens, as well as wild creatures reared in captivity like mink and fish. The phrase is sometimes used just to refer to animals raised for human consumption, while other times it is only used to refer to farmed ruminants like cattle, sheep, and goats. Farming animals is done for a variety of reasons. The majority of them are bred to be slaughtered. The majority of protein in diet comes from cattle, hogs, and chickens, while animals with gorgeous fur are slain for their pelts. Some farm animals, on the other hand, are more helpful and profitable when they are alive. Horses, mules, and burros are examples of animals that provide something of value to people, such as milk, eggs, wool, or honey, or are farmed for their abilities. Regardless of the cause, raising farm animals is a huge business. Animal husbandry, or the breeding, care, and slaughter...

A baby dik-dik has been introduced to the public at a wildlife park in Yorkshire. The newborn dik-dik, which is a kind of tiny antelope, has been dubbed Mr. Pistachio. He was welcomed at the park on Aug. 26 after a family of dik-diks was brought to the park earlier this year. Mr. Pistachio's parents, Davos and Crissy, also have another baby dik-dik who was born seven months ago named Mr. Cashew. The family came to the park as part of a global conservation project. The animals usually only grow to about 16 inches and hail from eastern Africa. A spokesperson with the park described Mr. Pistachio as "so cute" and that people and animals "stop in their tracks" to look at him. "He is the latest addition to the family, and everyone is very proud that they are thriving so well here,"  Ayshea Seaton said. RELATED STORIES 

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Staphylococcus aureus  (staph) is one of the most common bacterial organisms that reside on the skin. Usually, it does not cause problems, but it can lead to several types of infections when it gets under the skin, in the blood, or to other body organs. Methicillin-resistant  Staphylococcus aureus  (MRSA) is the same bacteria, but a strain that is resistant to certain commonly used antibiotics (drugs that prevent the growth of or kill bacteria). This article discusses the differences between MRSA and the typical staph infection, known as methicillin-sensitive  Staphylococcus aureus  (MSSA), as well as how to treat and prevent them. Callista Images / Getty Images MRSA and Staph MRSA is a type of staph, so people can develop the same types of infections with either organism. The difference between the two is that MRSA is more difficult to treat since it is resistant to certain antibiotics. Becau...