disease5 Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
a disease causing organism | pathogen |
a course of treatment | therapy |
scientific term for worm | helminith |
group of organisms that includes yeasts and molds | fungi |
group of small bacteria that includes the agents causing trachoma and parrot fever | chlamydias |
rod-shaped bacteria | bacilli |
the group of microorganisms described as animal-like | protozoa |
the smallest known infectious agents | viruses |
The process of determining the nature of an illness | diagnosis |
a group of signs and symptoms that occur together | syndrome |
a disorder without known cause, or self originating | idiopathic |
the study of the cause of a disorder | etiology |
a disease that is present continuously in a given area | endemic |
the study that deals with the nature of disease and includes the changes caused by disease | pathology |
a disease that can be transmitted from one person to another | communicable |
a prediction of the probable outcome of a disease | prognosis |
spherical bacteria in chains | streptococci |
spherical bacteria in bunches | staphylococci |
slightly curved bacteria, like a comma | vibro |
kills everything | sterilization |
mycology is the study of.... | fungi |
bacteria that can grow in the absence of oxygen | anaerobic |
needs oxygen to grow | aerobic |
the commonly used staining procedure is known as | gram stain |
a blueish purple dye is added to a sample and then a weak solution of iodine is added | process of gram staining |
when gram staining and the alcohol does not remove the dye | gram positive |
when gram staining and the alcohol removes the coloring | gram negative |
a method of staining where where organisms turn the color red | acid fast |
What causes AIDS? | viruses |
What causes Malaria? | Protozoan |
What causes chicken pox | viruses |
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