Scientists and Doctors
What was Alexander Fleming's favorite hobby?
Painting pictures using germs
What is the brick shaped smallpox virus called?
Variola
Who invented the Postulates?
Robert Koch
What mosquito spreads yellow fever?
Aedes Mosquito
Who discovered Penicillin?
Alexander Fleming
What is the bacteria that causes cholera called, and where does that bacteria live?
Vibrio lives in shellfish like oysters.
Did French scientists notice that the dyes stained and killed bacteria and left human cells untouched?YES/NO
No, German scientists did
What does DNA stand for?
Deoxyribose Nucleic Acid
What was the name of the boy Louis Pasteur saved?
Joseph Meister
What bacteria causes the plague? What animals carry it around, and how long do people from a plague infested places have to stay isolated in their house?
Rats and fleas carry Yersina Pestis(the bacteria) around. And people have to stay 40 days in their house.
How do vaccines work?
By injecting the germs into a person you can get their immune system to recognize the germs and get ready for a bit of fisticuffs. Of course the weakened germs aren't a threat, but if the same germs get into the body the white cells will be ready and waiting.
What are the body's defenses when germs come in?
Snot comes out of nose, blood vessels widen to let in Histamine, Lymph node base- B cells based here, T-cells attack, Extra B-cells made, Antibody attacks, White blood cells tank-attack to mop up survivors.
Who are the scientists George M Sternberg sent to study yellow death?
Aristides Agramonte, James Caroll, Jesse Lazear, and Walter Reed.
What are the symptoms of Rabies and Chicken pox?
Rabies=Swallowing becomes extremely painful, spit dribbles out of mouth, terror of water, and violent fever. Chicken pox= achy, feverish, spots filled with pus all over body.
What is the size of Bacteria, Viruses, Rickettsia, and Protozoa?
Bacteria=0.5-1.5 micrometers, Viruses=17-300 nanometers, Rickettsia=0.5 micrometers, Protozoa=less than 0.5millimeters.