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Immune System
Pathogens
Body Systems
Vaccines and Antibiotics
Applied and Industrial Microbiology
100
This type of immunity is nonspecific and present at birth
What is innate immunity
100
This portal of entry is the most common used by microbes
What is the respiratory system
100
These structures are covered by the meninges
What is the brain and spinal cord
100
This type of immunity is gained by vaccination
What is artificially acquired active immunity
100
Yeast helps turn this substance into ethanol during wine making or beer brewing
What is sugar
200
Antibodies bind to antigens at this structure(s)
What is an epitope
200
The term for a pathogen dose that will kill 50% of infected population
What is the LD50
200
Inflammation of this structure is a typical result of bacterial infections of the heart
What is the endocardium
200
Vaccines work by promoting this type of immune response
What is a primary immune response
200
Lacking this ingredient during bread-making may cause the dough not to rise
What is yeast
300
B-Cells and T-Cells arise from these two types of parent cells
What are leukocytes or lymphocytes
300
The body's first defense against infection
What is the skin?
300
This group of bacteria are the common cause of urinary tract infections
What are gram-negatives
300
This test is used to measure the effectiveness of antibiotics
What is the Kirby-Bauer Test
300
These are the primary producers in the vast majority of natural bodies of water
What are algae
400
Diseases caused by these organisms are hard to treat due to their cell's similarity with our own
What are protozoans and helminths
400
The ability of microbes to alter their surface molecules and evade destruction by the host
What is antigenic variation
400
This part of the digestive system is usually free of bacteria
What is the stomach
400
These additives increase the effectiveness of a vaccine
What is an adjuvant
400
The amount of organic material present in a water sample is typically measured using this during grey/black water treatment
What is Biological Oxygen Demand
500
These immune cells are known for their ability to fight viruses and cancerous cells
What are T-cells
500
Virus which is transmitted by mosquitos
What is arboviral virus
500
This is the portal of entry for Smallpox
What is the respiratory system
500
This person discovered antibiotics
Who is Alexander Flemming?
500
This term is used to describe an unnatural increase in nutrients in a body of water
What is eutrophication