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  Nose Bacteria The nasal passages are an important habitat for clinically relevant pathobionts (commensal bacteria that can cause disease in healthy hosts), e.g., Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis, and are an important site of viral infections. ~ Dangerous Bacteria Can Lurk Inside Nose: Study People who carry staph can transmit life-threatening infections in hospital setting FROM THE WEBMD ARCHIVES By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 11, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- Potentially harmful staph bacteria can lurk deep inside the nose, a small new study finds. Researchers tested 12 healthy people and found that formerly overlooked sites deep within the nose may be reservoirs for Staphylococcus aureus, which is a major cause of disease. Nearly half of S. aureus strains are antibiotic-resistant. It's been known that S. aureus can reside on the skin and at sites lower down in the nose. Although there are ways to e...

I think it was a month ago, or so, that I was going back home to Burbank & noticed through the train window several dragonflies. Since that time I am seeing them, more and more, in Burbank. Here is everything you need to know about dragonflies: Scientific classificatione Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Odonata Suborder: Epiprocta Infraorder: Anisoptera A dragonfly is a flying insect belonging to the order Odonata, infraorder Anisoptera (from Greek ἄνισος anisos, "unequal" and πτερόν pteron, "wing", because the hindwing is broader than the forewing). About 3,000 extant species of true dragonfly are known. Most are tropical, with fewer species in temperate regions. Loss of wetland habitat threatens dragonfly populations around the world. Adult dragonflies are characterized by a pair of large, multifaceted compound eyes, two pairs of strong, transparent wings, sometimes with coloured patches, and an elongated body. Many dragonflies have b...

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