Are all bacteria harmful to human health?
Bacteria are one-celled organisms visible only with a microscope. They're so small that if you lined up a thousand of them end to end, they could fit across the end of a pencil eraser.
Not all bacteria are harmful, and some bacteria that live in your body are helpful. For instance, Lactobacillus acidophilus — a harmless bacterium that resides in your intestines — helps you digest food, destroys some disease-causing organisms and provides nutrients.
Many disease-causing bacteria produce toxins — powerful chemicals that damage cells and make you ill. Other bacteria can directly invade and damage tissues. Some infections caused by bacteria include:
- Strep throat
- Tuberculosis
- Urinary tract infections
More Info:
www.mayoclinic.org
What are your thoughts on this subject?
5 Comments
Player Dennis
Very few things are "all".
Richard G Schwartz
I just started taking kombucha which is bacteria and yeast with a few drops of alcohol.
Christopher Skinner
Streptococci are in strips, Staphylococci look like a bunch of Grapes, Gonococci hang around in pairs. (Diplococci) The second word in the pair is not capitalised, as in Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus viridians.
sftcw
Larry Miller III, This is a yes or no question. Since some bacteria are not harmful, and some even essential, to human, do the answer is a clear cut No.
Pierre Poirier
ALL. No all bactera are harmful. So, this is a yes or no question . Larry Miller III,