How Microbes Harm Humans Through Microbial Interactions

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The article provides a basis for why microbes are both harmful and helpful to the human species. I also provide a brief and comprehensive overview of microbes and how they often are used to help control certain functions within and without the body. For example, the article describes Streptococcus pneumoniae as very common microbe within the nose that is ordinarily harmless, but on occasion can cause severe difficulties in humans. These difficulties can include pneumonia, sepsis, meningitis, and other harmful issues. These complications, as indicated by the article, are often the result of a very weak immune system. Although a weakened immune system can be a common cause of microbes infecting the human host, the article details a much more complex circumstance related to internal complications of humans (Abdelsalam, 2009). For example, the article describes the relationship between S.pneumoniae and Hemophilus influenzae. Here, both microbes share the same nasal and airways causing a conflict between the two microbes that often goes unnoticed during daily life. Here, Hemophilus influenzae has been know to level human white blood cells to attack Streptococcus pneumoniae. By defending itself, there are instances where Streptococcus pneumoniae can cause serious harm to the human host (Abbass, 2009).