V
bacteria that require oxygen to grow
Aerobes
meaning dormant
latent
spherical bacteria cells that reproduce by dividing into two
cocci
study of microorganisms
microbiology
form of swine influenza
H1N1
virus which is hidden during the latent period
provirus
condition that occurs throughout the people of a country or the world
pandemic
ultramicroscopic infectious agents that contain DNA and RNA
viruses
bacteria that grow in the absence of oxygen and are destroyed by oxygen
Anerobes
capable of causing serious disease
virulent
cocci that form irregular groups or clusters
staphylcocci
rod shaped bacteria that cause tuberculosis and other diseases
bacilli
disease producing microorganism
pathogen
cocci that form chains as they divide
streptococci
single-celled microscopic animals without a rigid cell wall
protozoa
organisms, such as mushrooms, yeasts and molds that lack chlorophyll
fungi
infectious particles of proteins that lack nucleic acids
prions
a resistant, dormant structure formed inside some bacteria that can withstand adverse conditions
endospores
spiral-shaped bacteria
spirochetes
yeast infection of the oral mucosa
oral candida
virus that causes infections in humans, such as herpes, cytomegalovirus, chicken pox, shingles, mononucleosis, measles and Kaposi's sarcoma
herpesvirus
a painless ulcerated sore
chancre
through the skin, such as a needle stick, cut or human bite
percutaneous
rare, chronic brain disease with onset in middle to late years (40-60 years)
Creutzfeldt Jakob disease
a virus that is spread to people primarily through the bite of an infected aedes species mosquito
zika