Being the amazing student that you are, you have decided to enhance your microbiology lab experience by purchasing a kit to do at-home experiments (even though the manufacturer and merchant say that the products are for institutional use only - don't try this at home!). Part of the kit asks for a stool sample and provides an Enterotube II to perform a series of biochemical tests to identify bacteria in your sample. You perform the test and see that you have an abundance of E. coli in your intestines! What do you do? Select one: a. Look in your medicine cabinet for antibiotics to help your infection. b. None of these. c. Immediately contact a doctor/health professional. d. Email your microbiology instructor in a panic. e. Stay in bed, rest, and hydrate. Follow the BRAT diet when hungry until the E. coli goes away.
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