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Types of Microbes
Early Ideas of Disease
Fighting Microbes
Germ Theory of Disease
Helpful Microbes
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Bacteria, Viruses, Protozoa and Fungi
What are the four types of Microbes?
100
"Evil Spirits" within the body.
What did people believe was the cause of disease back then?
100
Three
How many lines of body defenses are there?
100
Leeuwenhoek, a dutch lens grinder who built a home made microscope.
Who first saw Microbes?
100
Decomposers, Microbes in the Gut, Food makers
What are the three helpful types of Microbes?
200
Germ
What is the general name given to microbes that give diseases?
200
Doctors would not use clean instruments or clean their hands before operations.
What did Dr. Semmelweis believe was the cause of disease?
200
1st - Stomach Acids/Fluids, Tears, Saliva 2nd - White Blood Cells 3rd - Antibodies, Anti-toxins
Give an example of each line of body defense.
200
Pasteur experimented with the fermentation of wine and discovered a "disease" which sugar is changed to alcohol.
How did Louis Pasteur discover about microbe 'disease'?
200
They provide important vitamins for us.
How are microbes in the gut beneficial?
300
3
How many general shapes are there for microbes?
300
He made them wash their hands in bleach.
What did Semmelweis do to the doctors to prevent infection from spreading?
300
Immune System
What system in the body helps protect us from disease?
300
Anthrax
Which disease was Robert Koch experimenting with?
300
Yeasts - Fungi
What is a common microbe that assists in food making, and what type of microbe is it?
400
Baccilus - Rod Shaped Coccus - Round Spiralial - Spiral
What are the names for the shapes given to microbes?
400
Vaccine
How does one become immune to a specific disease?
400
Koch extracted Anthrax and injected into test rats to see if they caught the disease and died.
How did Koch prove diseases were caused by bacteria?
400
They decompose dead organisms by using their carbohydrates, fat and protein as food.
How do decomposers do their job?