Basic Microbiology
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| 897744497 | Microbiology | the science that studies living organisms that cannot be seen with the naked eye. | 0 | |
| 897744498 | Pathogen | a disease-producing microorganism | 1 | |
| 897744499 | Aerobic microbes | microbes that can only live in the presence of oxygen | 2 | |
| 897744500 | Anaerobic microbes | Microbes that grow best in the absence of oxygen | 3 | |
| 897744501 | Antiseptics | Solutions that are applied directly to the skin and prevent or slow the growth of pathogens. | 4 | |
| 897744502 | Disinfection | A process that uses strong chemicals such as bleach solution and zephirin to kill pathogens. These chemicals are used mainly on objects and not on the skin. | 5 | |
| 897744503 | Sterilization | A process used to kill microbes and their spores. | 6 | |
| 897744504 | Bacteria | single-celled or noncellular spherical or spiral or rod-shaped organisms lacking chlorophyll that reproduce by fission | 7 | |
| 897744505 | Fungi | plant like organism that lives on dead matter | 8 | |
| 897744506 | Protozoa | tiny animals that are found in contaminated water supplies and in decayed materials | 9 | |
| 897744507 | Rickettsiae | parasites that must live inside the cells of other living organisms. They are transmitted by the animal the parasites inhabits, such as fleas, lice, and ticks. | 10 | |
| 897744508 | Viruses | the smallest of all the microorganisms. They can grow and reproduce only inside other living cells, and are difficult to destroy | 11 | |
| 1833024506 | non-pathogen | microbes that benefit humans and the environment | 12 | |
| 1833024507 | Cocci | round in shape | 13 | |
| 1833024508 | bacilli | rod shaped | 14 | |
| 1833024509 | spririlla | corkscrew or spiral shaped | 15 | |
| 1833024510 | diplococci | cocci occur in pairs or two circles | 16 | |
| 1833024511 | streptococci | cocci occur in chains | 17 | |
| 1833024512 | staphylococci | cocci occur in clusters or groups | 18 | |
| 1833024513 | flagella | threadlike projections similar to a tail that allow the organism to move | 19 | |
| 1833024514 | spores | thick walled capsules, occurs when conditions are poor, | 20 | |
| 1833024515 | antibiotic resistant | bacterium that is resistant to antibiotics | 21 | |
| 1833024516 | antifungal medications | used to treat fungal infections, can cause liver disease | 22 | |
| 1833024517 | antibiotics | used to kill bacteria, ineffective against viruses | 23 | |
| 1833024518 | Hepatitis B | Virus that is transmitted through blood and body fluids that causes serious liver disease, there is a vaccine available and employers must provide the vaccine to employees | 24 | |
| 1833024519 | Hepatitis C | Virus that causes liver disease that is spread through blood and body fluids, there is no immunization for this virus | 25 | |
| 1833024520 | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) | this virus suppresses the immune system, individuals can not fight off many cancers and infections that would not affect a health person. There is no immunization. | 26 | |
| 1833024521 | helminths | multicellular parasitic organisms commonly called worms or flukes | 27 | |
| 1833024522 | Hookworms | attach to the small intestine and can infect the heart and lungs | 28 | |
| 1833024526 | Taenia solium (pork tapeworm) | contracted by eating inadequately cooked pork | 29 |
