Scientist Discoveries
Who helped disproved spontaneous generation?
Robert Koch
coughing, physical touch, and sneezing is what method of infection?
person to person
how do you prevent person to person sickness?
wash your hands, cover your mouth when you cough or sneeze.
what does a virus need to reproduce?
a cell host.
How do bacteria reproduce?
Produces asexually
binary fission
who used cowpox to create the 1st vaccine for smallpox?
Edward Jenner
Uncooked meats and non pasteurized lipids is an example of...?
Contaminated food and water.
How do you prevent contaminated food and water?
Proper cooking of the meats, washing your hands, & sanitation of water.
what are some characteristics of a virus?
Contain genetic material
lack organelles cannot reproduce unless inside a cell host.
What is an Endospore and what does it do?
Allows bacterium to remain dormant for long periods of time
Who helped disprove spontaneous generation with flasks?
Louis Pasteur
Animals that carry disease- causing organisms from person to person is...?
Vectors ( infected animals)
how do you prevent Vectors?
Limit exposure & spraying insecticides.
how are viruses classified?
According to the types of cells they attack.
what are 3 different shapes of bacteria?
Round
Rod
Spiral
Francisco Redi
what is pasteurization?
Pasteurization or pasteurisation is a process in which packaged and non-packaged foods are treated with mild heat.
how to prevent contaminated water?
Boil/sanitize your water.
what are 2 different ways viruses can reproduce
Lytic Cycle
Lysogenic Cycle
What are some examples of bacteria?
Antrax
E. Coli
Syphilis
Lyme Disease