A: Aglets, the little plastic or metal sleeves at the end of shoelaces, are generally plastic nowadays, and are prone to damage, breakage, even loss.
C. difficile is a spore forming bacteria. A spore is a hard shell that some types of bacteria can wear to protect themselves in harsh environments for long periods of time (think of a seed).This hard shell makes C. difficile more difficult to treat, harder to clean, and easier to become contagious to others.. difficile is a spore forming bacteria. A spore is a hard shell that some types of bacteria can wear to protect themselves in harsh environments for long periods of time (think of a seed).
C. difficile is a normal inhabitant of the gut microbial community of about 1-3% of adults. The pathogenic form of C. difficile is transferred via the fecal-oral route as well as through spore dispersal. Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) was initially reported approximately 30 years ago. The CDC first recorded infections from a hyper-virulent strain in 2000 along with a marked increase in the number of CDAD infections.