“the intellectual and practical activity encompassing the systematic study of the structure and behaviour of the physical and natural world through observation and experiment”.
Answer:
Fungi are eukaryotic organisms belonging to the kingdom fungi that are very widespread in most Earth habitats where they are primarily involved in recycling of nutrients and the decomposition of organic matter such that they aid in completing the food web and enabling the balanced ecosystem
In humans, fungi have the harmful effect of causing illnesses such as asthma, eye infections and are likely associated to alzheimer's disease as well as several other serious and some potentially lethal health conditions
However, fungi are known to aid humanity in such aspects including;
Natural pesticides
Agriculture
Food production
Medicine
Explanation:
Natural pesticides
Fungi which are pathogen of specific insect pest aid in the minimization of the harmful effect of pests on food crops such that microbial fungi pesticides can be sourced in the market
Agriculture
Fungi are necessary for the survival and growth of up to 80% of all grasses and trees
Food production
Fungi are well known for their role in bread, bear, and wine making and fungi are also used to ripen cheese
Medicine
Fungi are also used in the making of medicinal drugs such as penicillin G. Fungi and cyclosporine
Wound healing is usually prolong in the elderly people due to three basic factors, these are:
1. delayed inflammatory response: inflammatory response allows the white blood cells and nutrient to reach the site of the wound in order to stimulate healing. This response is very slow in the elderly people.
2. reduced skin elasticity: skin elasticity has been highly reduced in elderly people.
3. Diabetes mellitus: most elderly people have diabetes mellitus; the condition prevent wound from healing.
Out of these three, the most important one is the delayed inflammatory response.
As a community health nurse, it is important to know the primary treatment for food poisoning, especially if the entire community is affected. The nurse should prioritize fluid replacement in order to prevent severe dehydration. It is expected that people who ingested food that caused them to get ill will suffer from fluid loss or dehydration due to vomiting or diarrhea. Therefore, it is important to replace these fluids and electrolytes that have been lost so that the body can still get the nutrients it needs. Also, it might help if the community nurse could find the source of the problem so that the outbreak will no longer spread.
