Microbio Vocab
Disease that occurs when pathogenic microorganisms invade the body and overcome the natural defenses
What is Infection?
is the perfect time to collect a microbiology speciman
What is "before antibiotics"?
_____ organisms require oxygen for growth
What are Aerobic?
killed half the population of Europe in the 1600's
What is the Bubonic Plague?
Coughing up sputum and mucus from the trachea and lungs
What is Expectoration?
The causative agent of Tuberculosis
What is Mycobacterium Tuberculosis?
_____ organisms require the absence of oxygen to grow
What is Anaerobic?
After ________ In 1878, the US congress passed the Federal Quarantine Legislation
What is Yellow Fever?
Diffuse muscle pain
What is Myalgia?
____are single cells that reproduce by budding, forming colonies of fungi that are smooth and creamy looking.
____have a fuzzy or wooly appearance from the production of mycelium, which consists of tubelike structures called hyphae
What are Yeasts and Molds?
____ organisms require oxygen for growth
What is Aerobic?
Universal precautions were introduced in 1985 after this epidemic began
What is HIV?
Pertaining to organisms that possess a true nucleus and nuclear membrane
What is Eukaryotic?
the color of gram-positive organisms after the decolorizer step has been applied
What is Purple?
____ organisms can grow and function in the absence of oxygen
What is Anaerobic?
this infection was highest in "baby boomers" causing liver cancer to become the leading cause of cancer deaths
What is HCV?
Displaying the purple color of the primary stain used in Gram's method of staining microorganisms
What is Gram Positive?
the three general types of bacterial shapes
What are Cocci, Bacilli, and Spiral shaped?
_____ are grown and isolated on culture media for identification purposes
What are Bacteria?
a bloodborne pathogen transmitted by mosquitos around the year 2016
What is Zika Virus?