Abstract

USAGE OF MICROORGANISMS FOR THERAPEUTIC PURPOSES- A BRIEF REVIEW

M. S. Rahaman*, M. A. Rahman, M. Anisuzzaman, T. Sultana, M. Hossain

ABSTRACT

Microorganisms are the part of the living world. They are the main causes of various infections such as polio, rabies, small pox, influenza, typhoid and many others. They are also proved for commercial loss such as spoilage of food, beverage and many valuable materials. The outlook of human to microbes had been totally changed after the publication of the germ theory. But all microorganisms are not harmful. They have opened a new era of treatment in medical science. They are used in various therapeutic purposes such as production of vaccines of rabies, influenza, polio, small pox, hepatitis B etc. and production of antibiotics such as penicillin, cephalosporin, chloramphenicol, tetracycline etc. without which many human lives will have to be lost from the world. A wonder microbe, M. Vaccae, had been shown to have anti-depression and mood elevating property which may be a very cheap therapeutic source of anti depression therapy. Microorganisms have also increased the therapeutic acceptability of medicine such as insulin which formerly came from pig. The most wonderful usage of microorganisms is in cancer treatment.

Keywords: Microorganisms, vaccine, anti-depression, cancer, toxin, treatment.