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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aerobes | bacteria that require oxygen to grown |
| anaerobes | bacteria that grown in the absence of oxygen and are destroyed by oxygen |
| bacilli | rod-shaped bacteria that cause tuberculosis and other diseases |
| chancre | a painless ulcerating sore |
| cocci | spherical bacterial cells that reproduce by dividing into two |
| COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2 | A coronavirus that is spread person-to-person; caused a pandemic in December 2019. COVID-19 can be mild to severe, causing long-lasting health problems and has caused millions of deaths around the world |
| Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease | rare chronic brain disease with onset in middle to late life |
| Ebola | rare but deadly virus that causes bleeding inside and outside the body |
| Endospores | resistant, dormant structures formed inside of some bacteria that can withstand adverse conditions |
| facultative anaerobes | organisms that can grow with or without oxygen |
| fungi | organisms, such as mushrooms, yeasts, and molds found on the land |
| Gram negative | classification of bacteria that does not hold a dye stain under a microscope |
| Gram positive | classification of bacteria that holds a dye stain and appears dark purple under a microscope |
| Gram variable | classification of bacteria that are not consistently stained |
| H1N1 | form of swine influenza virus |
| herpesvirus | virus that causes infections in humans, such as herpes, cytomegalovirus, chickenpox, shingles, mononucleosis, measles, and Kaposi's sarcoma |
| human papillomavirus (HPV) | the most common STD in the United States; can cause health problems that includes genital warts and cancer |
| latent | dormant |
| microbiology | study of microorganisms |
| microencephaly | abnormal smallness of the head, a congenital condition associated with incomplete brain development |
| methicillin-resistant | Staphylococcus aureus; type of infection that is resistant to some antibiotics |
| nonpathogenic | pertaining to microorganisms that do not produce disease |
| oral candidiasis | Candida yeast infection of the oral mucosa |
| pandemic | condition that occurs throughout the people of a country or world |
| pathogens | disease-producing microorganisms |
| percutaneous | through the skin, such as a needle stick, a cut, or a human bite |
| Petri plate | small, flat dish made of thin glass or plastic that contains a sterile solid medium for the culture of microorganisms; also called Petri dish |
| prions | infectious particles of proteins that lack nucleic acids |
| protozoa | single-celled microscopic animals without a rigid cell wall |
| provirus | virus that is hidden during latency period |
| spirochetes | spiral shaped bacteria |
| staphylococci | cocci that form irregular groups or clusters |
| streptococci | cocci that form chains as they divide |
| tyndallization | intermittent, or fractional, sterilization |
| virulent | capable of causing serious disease |
| viruses | ultramicroscopic infectious agent that replies inside living cells |
| Zika | a virus that is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected aedes species mosquito |