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situation in Darfur
What has been widely debated as a possible act of genocide in Sudan?
Colin Powell
In 2003 what well known U.S. Secretary of State declared the situation in Darfur as an act of genocide?
the Senate Foreign Relations Committee
In front of which committee did Powell testify?
an International Commission of Inquiry on Darfur
What did UN Security Council Resolution 1564 authorize in 2004?
genocidal policy
Despite some concessions, what act did the Commission ultimately state that Sudan had not pursued?
Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court
To whom did the Security Council officially refer the situation in Darfur?
the Commission report
What was taken into account, without mentioning specific crimes?
the United States
China and what other permanent member of the Security Council abstained from the vote on the referral resolution?
his fourth report
In which number report to the Council did the Prosecutor concede that crimes had been committed but evidence for prosecution was insufficient?
structural conditions
In the build-up to genocide, what have other authors focused on?
psychological and social
What processes are thought to create an evolution toward genocide?
Ervin Staub
Who revealed the starting points of this evolution to be economic deterioration and political confusion?
devaluation of the group
A history of what is just one factor that contributes to the probability of violence developing into genocide?
humanizing a devalued group
What is one preventive effort in circumventing conditions that lead to genocide?
resistance of bacteria
What is a modern common occurence with antibiotics?
evolution
What is resistance to antibiotics a cause of?
1943
When was the Luria-Delbruck experiment?
penicillin and erythromycin
Which two antibiotics that have high efficacy are much less useful now?
evolutionary processes
What does emergence of resistance reflect?
survive high doses of antibiotics
What is the purpose of antibiotic treatment?
1943
When was antibacterial-resistance demonstrated?
Luria–Delbrück
Who made the demonstration in 1943?
concentration
What does the potency of antibacterials depend upon?
bacterial infection
What does this eliminate?
bacterial growth phase
What does the bactericidal activitty of antibacterials depend on what?
division of bacterial cells
What besides ongoing metabolic activity is required in bactericidal activity?
concentration
What does the activity of antibacterials depends on?
host defense mechanisms, the location of infection, and the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of the antibacterial
What does a successful treatment using antibiotics entail?
several pharmacological parameters are used as markers of drug efficacy
How do you predict the clinical result?
bacterial functions or growth processes
What do anitibiotics mostly target?
penicillins and cephalosporins
Which two types of antibiotics target the cell wall?
polymyxins
Which type of antibiotic goes after the cell membrane?
(macrolides, lincosamides and tetracyclines
What 3 types go after protein synthesis?
mechanism of action
Besides sprectrum of activity and chemical structure, how can antibacterial antibiotics classified?
penicillins and cephalosporins
What is another name used for bacterial cell wall?
polymyxins
whats another word for cell membrane?
four
How many new classes of antibacterial antibiotics was introduced in the late 2000's/
mechanism of action, chemical structure, or spectrum of activity
What three ways are antibiotics classified?
semisynthetic modifications
What are antibiotics in chemical terms?
beta-lactam antibiotics
What type of antibiotics include penicilin?
aminoglycosides
What are the type of antibiotics which are taken from still living things?
synthesis
How are the slufonamides,quinolones, and oxazolidinones created?
various natural compounds
Besides semisytetic modifications, what advances in medicinal chemistry regarding antibacterials?
2000 atomic mass units
What is the molecular weight loss of antibacterial compounds?
penicillins
What is included in the beta-lactam antibiotics?
fungi
What is penicillins produced by?
tuberculosis
What is one disease that has been nearly eradicated thanks to vaccines and antibiotics?
overuse, especially in livestock raising, prompting bacteria to develop resistance
What is one issue that can arise from overuse of antibiotics?
World Health Organization
What organization called antimicrobial resistance a 'serious threat?'
20th century
In which century were antibiotics first introduced?
anyone, of any age, in any country
What can be affected by issues resulting from overuse of antibiotics?
develop resistance
What does there medicines do for livestock?
World Health Organization
What organization classifies this as a current serious threat in the whole world??
20th
In what century did antibiotics revolutionized medicine?
antibiotic resistance
Besides antimicrobial, what did the overused medicine cause?
vaccination
What other medicine worked along antibiotics to eradicate diseases like tuberculosis?
20th century
When did antibiotics revolutinzed medicine?
develop resistance
What happened when antibiotics was over used in livestock?
World Health Organization
What organization stated that the world has this serious problem?
every region of the world
What regions in the world does this apply in?
20th century
When were antibiotics created?
antimicrobial and antibiotic resistance
What is a common problem in antibiotic use?
livestock raising
Who else uses antibiotics besides the medical industry?
tuberculosis
What disease did antibiotics help eliminate?
empirical therapy
What is one kind of therapy that may be used when a patience has an infection, but it has not been identified?
laboratory
Where do doctors perform microorganism identification testing?
broad spectrum antibiotic
What kinds of antibiotics are most commonly used for empirical therapy?
While the microorgainsim is being identified
At what stage does a doctor begin empirical therapy?
several days
How long does the identification process take?
broad spectrum antibiotic
What happens when a doctor doesn't know the microorganism yet?
a patient has proven or suspected infection, but the responsible microorganism is not yet unidentified
What happens in empirical therapy?
before the doctor knows the exact identification of microorgansim
When is empirical started?
fever and nausea
What are two examples of minor side effects caused by some antibiotics?
disruption of the species composition in the intestinal flora
What causes diarrhea?
yeast
What negative effects can antibiotics have on the vaginal area?
a quinolone antibiotic with a systemic corticosteroid
What is one example of antibiotics that may have a possible side effect of tendon damage?
alter the host microbiota
What is one possible serious side effect of over-using antibiotics?
negative effects
What are antibiotics screened for on mammals and humans?
clinical use
What do antibiotics need approval for?
microbial organisms
What besides the individual patient is targeted when antibiotics is being used?
Adverse effects
Photodermatitis, nausea, allergic reactions and anaphylaxis are all what type of side effect?
host microbiota
What was altered during the hypothesis of indiscriminate use of antibiotics?
negative effects on humans or other mammals
Why are antibiotics checked before use?
fever and nausea to major allergic reactions, including photodermatitis and anaphylaxis
Name some adverse effects?
diarrhea
Name some side-effects?
overgrowth of yeast
What can happen to vaginal flora?
Additional side-effects
What can happen when antibiotics are used with other drugs?
increased body mass
What is one common result of using antibiotics from a young age?
subtherapeutic antibiotic treatment
What does STAT stand for?
penicillin, vancomycin, penicillin and vancomycin, or chlortetracycline
What are some antibiotics can be used for STAT?
unclear
Do antibiotics cause obesity in humans?
weighed against the beneficial effects
Why do physicians use antibiotics on infants when the relationship has been proven?
increased body mass
What can happen if people are exposed to antibiotics at a young age?
Early life
When do intestinal microbiota develop?
unclear
Do antibiotics increase the chance of getting fat for humans?
The majority of studies indicate antibiotics do interfere with contraceptive pills
Do antibiotics interact with birth control pills?
about 1%
What percentage of birth control pill failure is attributed to antibiotics?
reduced absorption of estrogens in the colon
What are the potential effects on intestinal flora?
inconclusive and controversial
Have these potential effects been proven through testing?
extra contraceptive measures
What do physicians recommend to counteract this potential issue?