Type of Pathogen
Gram Staining
Grab Bag
Morphology & Arrangment
Type of Infection
100
type of pathogen that causes ringworm, athlete's foot, and Candidiasis
fungus
100
name of stain responsible for PURPLE color
crystal violet
100
type of pathogen that causes brain-eating amoeba infection and Giardiasis ("beaver-fever")
protozoan
100
diplococci
100
infection in a small, isolated area of the body
localized infection
200
unicellular eukaryotes such as Toxoplasma gondii
protozoa
200
bacteria that appear PURPLE
gram POSITIVE
200
Name an example of a fomite
fomites = non-living vectors
Examples include: used tissues, utensils, elevator button, etc
200
staphylococci
200
the common cold is an example of this type of infection that is found throughout the body
systemic infection
300
classified by morphology and cell arrangement (such as streptococcus)
bacteria
300
bacteria that have a thick outer wall of peptidoglycan are
gram POSITIVE
300
type of infection treated with antibiotics
bacterial
300
streptococci
300
type of infection that requires a living host in order to reproduce
parasitic infection
400
intracellular parasites made of genetic material and a protein coat
viruses
400
pink bacteria
gram NEGATIVE
400
the vector that transmits Lyme disease
deer tick/black-legged tick
400
diplobacilli
400
name of the infection caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi
Lyme disease
500
name for parasitic worms
helminths
500
stain responsible for PINK color
safranin
500
Name an example of a vector that is also an arthropod
ex. female mosquitos, ticks, fleas
500
spirillum or spirochete
500
Name of the infection discussed in class caused by an "acid-fast" bacillus
Tuberculosis