Flesh Eating Virus
Caused by the same microbe responsible for strep-throats, Flesh Eating can put you on a diet -- fast.
Children, parents and educators will enjoy using these educational plush toys to teach about hygiene, disease and the human body. Each microbe comes with a description of the disease it causes or function it performs. Use these fun, non-threatening toys to emphasize the importance of washing hands and preventing sickness in social settings. Petri Dish of 3 mini microbes. Surface wash, air dry. Caused by the same microbe responsible for strep-throats, Flesh Eating can put you on a diet -- fast.
Streptococcus pyogenes is a spherical gram-positive bacterium that grows in long chains and is the cause of Group A streptococcal infections. S. pyogenes typically produces large zones of beta-hemolysis (the complete disruption of erythrocytes and the release of hemoglobin) when cultured on blood agar plates and are therefore also called Group A (beta-hemolytic) Streptococcus. Usually, a throat swab is taken to the laboratory for testing. The treatment of choice is penicillin and the duration of treatment is well established as being 10 days minimum. There is no reported instance of penicillin-resistance reported to date, although since 1985 there have been many reports of penicillin-tolerance. |
