Tip top shape
Spiral shaped bacteria
Spirilla
The study of small organisms
Microbiology
Disease producing bacteria or viruses enter the body and multiply
Infection
Requires dark,damp, dirty places with food to grow
Active stage
Using the same infection control procedures with all clients
Universal precautions
Rod shaped bacteria
Bacilli
One-celled microorganisms
Bacteria
Infection in a small, confined area
Local infection
True or false: bacteria can become active when conditions become favorable
True
Bacilli and spirilla use this to propel themselves
Flagella (cilia)
Pairs of bacteria that cause pneumonia
Diplococci
Non-disease producing bacteria
Non pathogenic
Active and passive
Mitosis happens during this stage
Active stage
Organisms that live on or obtain nutrients from another organism called a host
External parasite
Appear in groups or singularly
Cocci
Sub-microscopic particles that are much smaller than bacteria that cause familiar diseases like the common cold and HIV
viruses
A person carrying disease-producing bacteria or viruses with no recognizable symptoms
Asymptomatic carrier
What stage are spores not harmed by disinfectants, cold or heat?
Inactive stage
Disease-producing bacteria
Pathogenic
Found in boils and is pus forming
Staphylococci
Nonpathogenic bacteria that live on dead matter and do not produce disease
Saprophytes
The ability to destroy infectious agents that enter the body
Immunity
How much growth happens when conditions are unfavorable?
None
Can be transmitted from one person to another, usually through touch or air
Communicable disease (contagious infection)