(18) microbiology

Question 1

aerobes

Answer 1

Bacteria that require oxygen to grow

Question 2

anaerobes

Answer 2

Bacteria that grow in absense of oxygen and are destroyed by oxygen

Question 3

bacilli

Answer 3

rod-shaped bacteria that cause tuberculosis & other diseases

Question 4

candida

Answer 4

yeast commonly found in the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, & female genital, & sometimes in the skin

Question 5

chancre

Answer 5

painless ulcerating sore

Question 6

cocci

Answer 6

spherical bacteria cells that reproduce by dividing into two

Question 7

creutzfeldt-jakob disease

Answer 7

rare chronic brain disease with onset in middle to late life

Question 8

ebola

Question 9

endospores

Answer 9

resistant, dormant structure formed inside of some bacteria that can withstand adverse conditions

Question 10

facultative anaerobes

Answer 10

organisms that can live with or without oxygen

Question 11

fungi

Answer 11

plants, yeasts, & molds, that lack chlorophyll

Question 12

gram negative

Answer 12

Classification of bacteria that do not hold a dye stain under a microscope

Question 13

gram positive

Answer 13

Classification of bacteria that hold a dye stain and appear dark purple under a microscope

Question 14

grams stain

Answer 14

Four-step staining process developed by Hans Christian Gram and used to separate bacteria into groups

Question 15

gram variable

Answer 15

Classification of bacteria that are not consistently stained.

Question 16

H1N1

Answer 16

A form of swine influenza virus

Question 17

herpesvirus

Answer 17

A virus that causes infections in humans, such as herpes, cytomegalovirus, chickenpox, shingles, mononucleosis, measles, and Kaposi’s sarcoma

Question 18

latent

Answer 18

Dormant

Question 19

microbiology

Answer 19

The study of microorganisms

Question 20

microcephaly

Answer 20

a condition where a baby’s head is much smaller than expected

Question 21

methicillin resistant staphyloccocus aureus

Answer 21

Type of staph infection that is resistant to several common antibiotics

Question 22

nonpathogenic

Answer 22

Pertaining to microorganisms that do not produce disease

Question 23

oral candidiasis

Answer 23

Candida yeast infection of the oral mucosa

Question 24

pandemic

Answer 24

A condition that occurs throughout the people of a country or the world

Question 25

pathogens

Answer 25

Disease-producing microorganisms

Question 26

percutaeneous

Answer 26

Through the skin, such as a needle stick, a cut, or a human bite

Question 27

petri plate

Answer 27

A small, flat dish made of thin glass or plastic that contains sterile solid medium for the culture of microorganisms; also called petri dish

Question 28

prions

Answer 28

infectious particles of proteins that lack nucleic acids

Question 29

protozoa

Answer 29

single-celled microscopic animals without a rigid cell wall

Question 30

provirus

Answer 30

Virus that is hidden during the latency period

Question 31

spirochetes

Answer 31

Spiral-shaped bacteria

Question 32

staphylococci

Answer 32

Cocci that form irregular groups of clusters

Question 33

streptococci

Answer 33

Cocci that form chains as they divide

Question 34

tyndallization

Answer 34

Intermittent, or fractional, serilization

Question 35

virulent

Answer 35

Capable of causing serious disease

Question 36

viruses

Answer 36

Ultramicroscopic infectious agents that contain DNA or RNA

Question 37

zika

Answer 37

illness caused by a chiefly mosquito-borne virus of the genus Flavivirus, typically characterized by mild fever, rash, and joint pain