Syllabus
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NONE without explicit permission!
As opposed to bacteria, viruses are NOT considered ____ creatures
Living
This type of cell are classified as such because they DO NOT contain a nucleus and are generally considered simpler organisms
Prokaryotic organisms
This type of shot trains your immune system to fight off specific microbes.
This common bacterial illness causes sore throat and is often treated with antibiotics.
Strep Throat
This is the name of the generative AI website that we will NOT use at all for this class- otherwise a zero for the assignment!
ChatGPT or equivalent
Unlike bacteria, viruses cannot do this on their own
reproduce
Bacteria reproduce by this method
Binary fission
Washing your hands helps break this method of disease spread.
Person-person contact or equivalent
This type of microbe is responsible for athlete’s foot and yeast infections.
Fungus!
This is what you need to bring to class every day
Textbook, note-taking materials, and lab notebook
This is the full name of the virus that caused a global pandemic in 2019-2020
SARS-CoV-2 or COVID-19
Some bacteria are used in production of food- such as yogurt and cheese- due to a process in which they take organic compounds and break them into other products such as acids and gases
Fermentation
The CDC stands for this organization that tracks diseases in the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control
This bacterial disease caused massive pandemics in the Middle Ages.
The Black/Bubonic Plague
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This type of virus only infects bacteria
bacteriophage
Bacteria can be round, rod-shaped, or spiral. The rod-shaped ones are called this.
Bacillus
This term refers to a disease outbreak that spreads across several countries.
Pandemic
This bacterial infection can cause death within 24 hours if it passes the blood-brain barrier (hint: it's often called "dorm disease" and has a viral component that is far less deadly)
Bacterial Meningitis
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Viruses must enter (or infect!) this kind of cell to reproduce
A Host cell
Bacteria live everywhere — even in extreme places like hot springs and deep oceans. These types are called what?
Extremophiles
Infections caused by these kind of bacteria are becoming harder to treat because they no longer respond to traditional antibiotics.
This term refers to the ability of a microorganism to cause disease.
Pathogenicity