Microbiology
One-celled microorganisms; germs; microbes.
What are bacteria?
Round-shaped cells.
What is cocci?
Molds, yeast and produce contagious diseases, such as ringworm, nail fungus and non-contagious conditions such as dandruff.
What is parasitic fungi?
Caused by pathogenic bacteria or viruses entering body and multiplying.
What is infection?
Group of disinfectants that kill bacteria, viruses, fungi and pseudomonas.
What is broad spectrum?
Harmless, cause decay of refuse, and is 70% of all bacteria.
What are nonpathogenic bacteria?
Grow in pairs and cause pneumonia.
What are diplococci?
Consists of parasitic fungi and parasitic mites.
What are external parasites?
Carried through blood.
What are bloodborne pathogens?
Informs disinfectant user on what the product is "effective in fighting against".
What is efficacy label?
Bacilli and spirilla move with these.
What are flagella (cilia)?
Live everywhere, cause of infection and disease and spread easily.
Pathogenic Bacteria.
Affects natural immunity; spread when body fluids from infected individuals are absorbed into the bloodstream of uninfected individual.
What is HIV and AIDS?
Carries disease- no signs, and why universal precautions should be used.
What is asymptomatic carrier?
Sanitation, Disinfection, and Sterilization.
What are the levels of infection control?
Dark, damp, dirty and grow rapidly. Creates two cells.
What is active state (mitosis)?
Pus-forming, found in boils and grow in groups.
What are staphylococci?
Affects the liver, inoculation is often recommended.
What is HBV?
Body can destroy infectious agents that enter the body.
What is immunity?
Can be applied to the skin to reduce microbes.
What is antiseptic?
Smaller than bacteria; cause familiar diseases; cold, measles, hepatitis, HIV.
What are viruses?
Cause highly contagious diseases such as syphilis, cholera and lyme disease.
What are spirilla?
The common cold, hepatitis and measles are examples of this.
What is a communicable disease?
Antibodies given directly, through blood products or via placenta to newborn. Lasts a few weeks or months.
What is passive immunity?
The dividing of a single cell into two new cells.
What is mitosis?