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Microbiology

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Bacteria that require oxygen to grow are called what   aerobes  
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bateria that grow in the absence of oxygen and are destroyed by oxygen are called what   anaerobes  
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Rod shaped bacteria that cause tuberculosis and other diseases   Bacilli  
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a yeast commonly found in the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, female genital tract, and sometimes the skin   Candida  
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A painless ulcerating sore which is the first sign of syphilis   Chancre  
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spherical bacterial cells that reproduce by dividing into two singular coccus   Cocci  
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Rare chronic brain disease with onset in middle to lte life   Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease  
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a resistant, dormant structure formed inside of some bacteria that can withstand adverse conditions   Endospore  
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organixms that can grow with or without oxygen   facultative aerobes  
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plants such as mushrooms, yeast and molds that lack chlorophyll   fungi  
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classification of bacteria that do not hold a dye stain under a microscope   gram negative  
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classification of bacteria that hold a dye stain and appear dark purple under a microscope   gram positive  
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four step staining process developed by Hans Christain Gram and used to separate bacteria into groups   Gram's stain  
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classification of bacteria that are not consistently stained   gram variable  
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What is H5N1   a form of avian influenza virus  
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a virus that causes infections in humans, such as cytomegalovirus, chickenpox, shingles,mononucleosis,measles,and kaposi's sarcoma   Herpesvirus  
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Another word for Dormant is   Latent  
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What is Microbiology   the study of microorganisms  
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microorganisms that do not produce disease   nonpathogenic  
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what is oral candidiasis   candida yeast infection of the oral mucosa  
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a condition that occurs throughout the people of a country or the world   pandemic  
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disease producing microorganisms   pathogens  
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through the skin such as a needle stick a cut or a human bite   percutaneous  
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a small flat dish made of thin glass or plastic that contains sterile solid medium for the culture of microorganism   petri plate  
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infectious particles of proteins that lack nucleic acids   prions  
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single celled microschpic animals without a rigid cell wall   protoza  
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virus that is hidden during the latency period   provirus  
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spiral shaped bacteria   spirochetes  
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cocci that form irregular groups or clusters   staphylococci  
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cocci that form chains as they divide   streptococci  
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intermittent or fractional sterilization   tyndallization  
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capable of causing serious disease   virulent  
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ultramicroscopic infectious agents that contain DNA or RNA   viruses  
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who said life was spontaneously generated from nonliving matter   aristotle  
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who used a primitive microscope to observe stagnant water and scrapings from the teeth   antony van leeuwenhoek  
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who explained the need for prolonged heating to destroy microbial life in broth   John Tyndall  
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who recognized the role of airborne microorganisms in post surgical infection   joseph lister  
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who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation of life, designed flasks shaped like a swan neck and prepared the first rabies vaccine?   lous pasteur  
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what are the five major groups of microorganisms   bacteria,algae,protoza,fungi, and viruses  
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what has often been described as the perfect parasite   viruses  
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pathogenic bateria usually grow est at what temperature   98.6 degrees F in a moist dark environment  
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what are the 3 shapes of bacteria   spherical, rod and spiral  
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what bacteria is the causative factor in dental caries   streptococcus mutans  
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what represents teh most resistant form of life known   spores  
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what are 3 prion diseases   mad cow disease, cruetzfeldt-jakob and possibly alzheimers disease  
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what do viruses need to live?   host cell  
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viral diseases are transmitted by ?   direct contact, insects, blood transfusions,contaminated food or water and inhalation of droplets expelled by coughing or sneezing  
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which hepatitis is the least serious form of viral hepatits   A  
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which hepatitis types are blood borne strains   B, C and D  
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what cells does HIV attack in the body   T cells  
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how is the west nile virus spread   by infected mosquitos  
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which bacterial disease is the leading cause of death from infectious diseases worldwide   tuberculosis  
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which disease is also known as lockjaw   tetanus  
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