Question

Which of the following most accurately depicts dysbiosis? Group of answer choices

A 20-year-old individual's microbiome is analyzed and found to be very different than their microbiome at 1 year of age

A person experiences a dramatic change in their intestinal microbiota that leads to chronic diarrhea and intestinal pain

Two friends tested their microbiome and found that their microbial compositions were very different

A man assessed his own microbiome and found that it contained known pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Enterococcus faecalis, and Clostridium difficile

A woman experiences fever, chills, and painful sores on her hands

Answer 1

DYSBIOSIS IS DEFINED AS AN IMBALANCE IN THE GUT MICROBIAL COMMUNITY THAT IS ASSOCIATED WITH DISEASE . THIS IMBALANCE MAY BE DUE TO GAIN OR LOSS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS OR CHANGES IN RELATIVE ABUNDANCE OF MICROBES NORMAL INTESTINAL COLONIZATION OF GUT DURING NEONATAL PERIOD IS IMPORTANT FOR PROPER DEVELOPMENT OF IMMUNOLOGIC AND METABOLIC INTESTINAL FUNCTION . IT IS NOT CLEAR EVEN TODAY WHETHER DISBIOSIS IS A CAUSE OR EFFECT OR ACT AS BOTH CAUSE AND EFFECT THE THREE CAUSES FOR IT ARE

INSUFFICIENCY OF COMMONSAL FLORA

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PATHOGENIC FLORA COMPETING WITH COMMONSAL MICROBIOM

DYSBIOSIS IS ANY PERTURBATION OF THE NORMAL MICROBIOME CONTENT THAT COULD DISRUPT THE SYMBIOTIC RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN HOST AND ASSOCIATED MICROBES ,THAT CAN RESULT IN DISEASE SUCH AS IBD ' THUS MORE APT STATEMENT IS A PERSON EXPERIENCE DRAMATIC CHANGE IN INTESTINAL MICROBIA LEADING TO CHRONIC DIARRHOEA