I make a lot of choices to help effect my gut microbiome. One choice that I make is to take a probiotic everyday. Probiotics can have some positive effects on the gut microbiome, such as changing the diversity and composition. As seen in the article Ghouri et al. 2014 and Yoon et al. 2015. Probiotics… Continue reading Writing Exercise #5

In his article titled, “Human papillomavirus (HPV), HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer, and HPV vaccine in the United States—Do we need a broader vaccine policy?”(2013), Osazuwa Peters explores the necessity to create broader vaccine policy in order to prevent oral HPV infections. Peters provides evidence of needed vaccine policy by analyzing data from sources such as the… Continue reading Writing Exercise #4

There are many different behaviors that could effect a persons gut microbial community. Some of them include diet, exercise, smoking, stress and medications. Looking at some of these behaviors and their effects more closely can lead to understanding how to have a healthier gut microbiome. One of the behaviors for a health microbiome is diet.… Continue reading Writing Exercise #3

Based on the information from the article Sarid and Gao 2011, there are some strain of HPV that are more important to create vaccines for than others. It would be ideal to create vaccines for all types of HPV. However, the production of vaccines is expensive and takes time. It is important to narrow in… Continue reading Writing Exercise #2

I am not aware of many non-infectious microbial diseases. I more commonly know infectious microbial diseases. The only non-infectious microbial diseases I can think of are diseases that are influenced by microbes but might not cause them such as cancers and some chronic respiratory diseases.

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