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Foundations of Microbiology

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This deck covers fundamental concepts in microbiology, including types of microorganisms, their characteristics, and modes of infection and immunity.

the study of microorganism is

microbiology
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Term
Definition
the study of microorganism is
microbiology
disease-producing microorganisms are termed
pathogenic
non pathogenic are
non-disease producing organisms
virulent diseases are capable of
causing a serious disease
aerobes
require oxygen to grow
bacteria that grow in the absence of oxygen and are destroyed by oxygen are
anaerobes

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TermDefinition
the study of microorganism is
microbiology
disease-producing microorganisms are termed
pathogenic
non pathogenic are
non-disease producing organisms
virulent diseases are capable of
causing a serious disease
aerobes
require oxygen to grow
bacteria that grow in the absence of oxygen and are destroyed by oxygen are
anaerobes
organisms that grow in the presence or absence of oxygen are
facultative anaerobes
a single celled microscopic animal without a rigid cell wall
protozoa
a provirus is what
hidden virus during the latency period
very tiny infectious agents that do not contain DNA or RNA
prions
some bacteria can change into a highly resistant form called a
spore
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) is a rare
chronic brain disease with onset in middle to late life
oral candidiasis
yeast (fungal) infection of the oral mucosa
HBV is a virus necessary for confection with
HDV
HAV is a virus spread by what route
fecal-oral
MRSA is a bacterium that is resistant to
some antibiotics
the father of microbiology
Joseph Lister
who is credited for discovering the rabies vaccine
Louis Pasteur
the name of staining process for separating bacteria is
gram test
bacterial shapes include
spherical (cocci), rod (bacilli), spirochetes
bacteria are considered to be “gram-positive” when
they appear dark purple under microscope
bacteria are considered “gram negative” when
colourless or nearly invisible under microscope
capsules are
a protective layer covering cell wall (increases bacterias ability to resist body defence mechanism)
true or false: viruses are smaller than bacteria but can cause fatal disease
true
virus latency
can lie dormant in host cells and be reactivated in future
Joseph lister used what on dressings and for aerosol control
carbolic acid
what is cell specific
a virus
protozoa is less likely to cause _ but may cause_
disease, but may cause damage
fungi can present itself where
orally, GI tract, genital tract
prions are ___ based particles
protein
the chain of infection consists of 6 links which are
infectious agent, reservoir, portal of exit, mode of transmission, portal of entry, susceptible host
an infectious agent requires a pathogen
to be present in sufficient numbers
a reservoir is a place where microorganisms normally
live and reproduce
portal of exit
path by which pathogen leaves the host
modes of transportation
direct transmission, indirect transmission, parenteral transmission, blood borne, food and water, fecal-oral
portal of entry
means of entering the body to cause infection
susceptible host
a person who is unable to resist infection by the pathogen
acute infection
short duration, severe symptoms
chronic infections
long duration or life long
latent infection
persistent infection in which symptoms come and go
the immune system is responsible for providing resistance against
communicable diseases
inherited immunity
present at birth
acquired immunity
naturally (getting virus or infection), artificially (vaccination)
airborne transmission is also known as
droplet infection
hepatitis and HIV are examples of what kind of transmission
direct
aerosols are the smallest particle size
true
largest particle size
spatter
parenteral transmission also known as
percutaneous (through the skin)