Microorganisms
single celled organism found everywhere
what is Bacteria
another name for Parasitic worms
What are Helmiths
I cause Tetanus or Lock Jaw
Clostridium tetani
Chicken pox and can later turn into shingles
Herpes varicella- zoster
bacteria, Viruses fungi and protozoa
What are microorganisms
I live in or on the human body with out causing disease
what is Normal Flora
I live in the intestinal tract and lay eggs out side in the perianal area
What is PINWORMS
I can cause rheumatic fever, permanent damage to the heart,scarlet fever and pneumonia also meningitis.
What is streptococcus
Responsible for the common cold
Rhinoviruses
a wide spread infection in the body, spread by blood and makes you feel sick
systemic infection
I am gram Positive and shaped like a bunch of grapes in clusters
What is Staphylococci
I carry pathogens like Malaria and encephalitis
Arthropod vector- Mosquito
I cause things from as small as skin boils, impetigo, kidney and bladder infections to the leading nosocomial infections.
What is Staphylococcus
I cause German Measles I can also cause severe birth defects
Rubella virus
hospital acquired infection
What is nosocomial infections
I am a long cell that coils like a cork screw and a form of me causes SYPHILIS
What is SPIRILLUM
I require a host
what is a Parasite
Normal to the intestine but out side of the intestine I can cause diarrhea, septic shock, food poisoning
What is Escherichia Coli aka E-COLI
I am Highly contagious fungal infection of the skin. I am found many places
Tinea
lesions associated with syphilis
luetic lesions
Ring worm, thrush and vaginitis are examples of....
Mycotic Infections
I am the most common worm infection in the United States.
What is Pin Worm
I have caused epidemics, typhus by human lice, I cause rocky mountain spotted fever from ticks, and typhi from fleas
both of us are smaller than most bacteria and reproduce with in the living cells of a host.
I am Rickettsia and Chlamydia
Round, rod and curved
The three groups of bacteria based on shape