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Pioneers in Microbiology
Microorganisms
Bacteria
Viruses
More Viruses & Diseases
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What is the study of microorganisms?
What is Microbiology
100
What are the 5 major groups of microorganisms?
What is Bacteria, Algae, Protozoa, Fungi, and Viruses
100
What requires sequential use of a crystal violet dye, iodine solution, alcohol solution, and safranin dye?
What is Gram's Stain
100
What types of Hepatitis are transmitted by blood and bodily fluids? (Hint: Vowel-Consonant trick)
What are B, C, and D
100
What virus causes inflammation of the brain/spinal cord and is carried by mosquitoes?
What is West Nile Virus
200
Who introduced the earliest belief that life was "spontaneously generated" from nonliving matter?
Who is Aristotle
200
Which microorganism is described as the "perfect parasite"?
What are Viruses
200
What are the bacteria that require oxygen to grow?
What are Aerobes
200
What agency requires that an employer offer the Hepatitis B vaccine at no cost to the employee?
What is OSHA
200
What is the leading cause of death from infectious diseases worldwide?
What is Tuberculosis
300
What English surgeon recognized the role of airborne microorganisms in post-surgical infection?
Who is Joseph Lister
300
What are the unique agents containing abnormal protein with no DNA or RNA?
What are Prions
300
Some bacteria form a ________ that serves as a protective layer that covers the cell wall.
What is Capsule
300
Which bloodborne viral disease breaks down the body's immune system?
What is HIV
300
What disease is known as 'Lockjaw'?
What is Tetanus
400
Famous French chemist who disproved the theory of spontaneous generation of life and associated living microorganisms with disease?
Who is Louis Pasteur
400
What bacteria forms chains as they divide and can cause strep throat?
What is Streptococci
400
What is the most resistant form of bacteria?
What are Spores
400
What is the double-stranded DNA virus that causes infection such as Herpes, CMV, Chickenpox, Shingles, Mononucleosis, Measles, and Kaposi's Sarcoma?
What is Herpes Virus
400
What bacterium is responsible for Pontiac Fever?
What is Legionella Pneumophila
500
English physicist who explained the need for prolonged heating to destroy microbial life in broth?
Who is John Tyndall
500
Spiral-shaped bacteria that have flexible cell walls and causes Lyme Disease and Syphilis
What is Spirochetes
500
What is responsible for Mad Cow Disease and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease?
What are Prions
500
What is the difference between Herpes Simplex Viruses Type 1 and Type 2?
What is Herpes Simplex Type 1 causes recurrent sores on lips, and Herpes Simplex Type 2 is known as "Genital Herpes"
500
True/False: The 2nd stage of Syphilis is a painless, ulcerating sore known as a chancre.
What is False; The 2nd stage is any of the following: Split papules at the corner of the mouth, Grayish-white mucous patches on the tongue, Measle type rash, Pox-like pustules, Oozing sores, and Hair falling out of the scalp.