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What organisms are too small to be seen with the unaided eye, and how do they play a role in our life.

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Microorganisms, microbes, and germs.

Contrary to public belief, most are beneficial to us

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Define pathogenic in regards to microbes

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Pathogenic means disease-causing

Only a select few cause disease

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What the job of microbes that are involved in the Elemental cycle?

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Decompose waste

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What do producers do and what do consumers do?

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Microbes are producers in the ecosystem and this happened via photosynthesis

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What are some of the roles of microbes in our lives?

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Few are pathogenic
They decompose wastes
Some are producers in the ecosystem by photosynthesis
Some produce chemicals such as ethanol and acetone
Some ferment foods such as vinegar, cheese, bread, wine, beer
Some are used for genetic engineering: meaning they produce products that we need
E.g. Cellulase and treatments like insulin

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What a few benefits of microbes?

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Knowledge of microorganisms allows humans to
-prevent food spoilage
-prevent disease occurrence
Led to aseptic techniques, which prevents contamination in medicine and in micro labs

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Who is responsible for establishing the system of scientific nomenclature?

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Linnaeus

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How are organisms named?

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They have two name:

The genus which is capitalized and the specific epithet (species name), which is lower case

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What are two other ways a scientific name could be written?

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Italicizes or underlined

Could be descriptive or honor a scientist

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What did Theodor Escherich discover? Where is this found?

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Escherichia coli, E.coli

The bacterium’s habitat- the large intestine, or colon

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Describe Staphylococcus aureus?

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Clustered (staphylo-). Spherical (cocci) cells

Gold-colored (aureus) colonies

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Where is Staphylococcus aureus found

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S.aureus is found in the nose

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What are the types of microorganisms?

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Bacteria
Archaea
Fungi
Protozoa
Algae
Viruses
Multicellular animal parasites
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Describe bacteria?

Prokaryotic or Eukaryotic
Type of cell wall
How they replicate
What is their energy source

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Prokaryotic (meaning prenucleus)
Peptidoglycan cell wall
Binary fission
They use organic chemicals, inorganic chemicals, or photosynthesis

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Describe Archaea?

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Also Prokaryotic
LACK peptidoglycan

Like to live in extreme environments

E.g. Methanogens, extreme halophiles - high salt, extreme thermophiles - high temp

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Are Fungi prokaryotic or Eukaryotic

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Eukaryotic

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Describe Fungi?

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Have Chitin cell walls

Use organic chemicals for energy

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What are a few examples of Fungi and explain?

Describe yeasts

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Molds and mushrooms, are multicellular, consisting of masses of mycelia, which are composed of filaments of hyphae

Yeasts are unicellular

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Are Protozoa Eukaryotic or Prokaryotic?

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Protozoa are Eukaryotic

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Describe Protozoa?

Give and example

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Eukaryotes
unicellular
Absorb or ingest organic chemicals
May be motile via pseudopods, cilia, or flagella

E.g. Amoeba

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Describe algae

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Eukaryotes
Their cell was are made of cellulose
Use photosynthesis for energy
Produce molecular oxygen and organic compounds

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What are viruses

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Acellular
Consist of DNA or RNA core
Core is surrounded by a protein coat (capsid)
Coat may be enclose in a lipid envelope

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How do viruses replicate?

What are they referred to as?

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Only replicate in a living host cell

Referred to as intracellular parasites

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Describe multicellular Animal Parasites

What are some examples?

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Eukaryotes
Multicellular animals

Parasitic flatworms, roundworms which are called (helminths)

Microscopic stages in life cycle

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What is the classification of organisms
By Three Domains 1- Bacteria 2- Archaea 3- Eukarya
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How is the domain Eukarya broken down?
Kingdoms: - protists - fungi - plants - animals
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What was considered the first life on earth?
Ancestors of bacteria were the first life on Earth
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When was the first microbe observed?
1673
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Who reported that living things were composed of little boxes, or cells?
Robert Hooke in 1665
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Who stated that cells arise from preexisting cells?
Rudolf Virchow 1858
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What is the cell theory?
All living things are composed of cells and come from preexisting cells
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Who was the first to describe live microorganisms and what did he call them? How did he see them
Anton van Leeuwenhoek was the first to describe live microorganisms and he called them animalcules. He saw them under a microscope he made
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What is spontaneous generation?
The hypothesis that living organisms arise from no living matter; a vital force forms life. Meaning God made life
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What is biogenesis:
The hypotheses that the living organisms arise only from preexisting life
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Who was the first to attempt to find evidence of either spontaneous generation or biogenesis?
Francesco Redi in 1668
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What was Francesco Reid's experiment?
He wanted to disprove spontaneous generation Three jars covered with fine net. = no maggots Three open jars = maggots appeared Jars with plug = no maggots This is spontaneous generation
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What did set out to disprove the cell theory with boiled broth? What was the out come?
John Needham in 1745 Boiled broth then transferred to sealed flask and the results were microbial growth He thought this could only be spontaneous generation because he didn't take into account the microbes in the air due to he had no idea
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Who also boiled nutrient solutions in flasks to support biogenesis and said that heat destroyed the vital force?
Lazzaro Spallanzani in 1765 Placed nutrient broth in flask then heated it and sealed it. No transferring! His results were no microbial growth He thought it was biogenesis
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Who was the first to demonstrate that microorganisms are present in the air? What did he prove?
Louis Pasteur in 1861 His S-shaped flask kept microbes out but let air in. Microbes couldn't move upward in the tube to affect the contents in the flask
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When is the Golden Age of Microbiology? What was the start of this age?
1857-1914 | Louis Pasteur's work is where it began and later Koch
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During this period what discoveries were made?
The relationship between microbes and disease, immunity, and antimicrobial drugs Chemical activation of microorganisms Improved microscopy techniques Vaccines were developed Surgical techniques to prevent infections
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Who showed that microbes are responsible for fermentation? What is fermentation used for?
Pasteur showed that microbes are responsible for fermentation, which is the conversion of sugar to alcohol to make beer and wine) no O2
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What else is microbial growth responsible for during the discovery of fermentation and pasteurization
Microbial growth is responsible for food spoilage Bacteria that use alcohol and produce acetic acid spoil wine (by souring and spoilage) by turning it to vinegar (acetic acid) in the presence of O2.
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How did Pasteur show that spoilage bacteria could be killed?
It could be killed by heat that was not hot enough to evaporate the alcohol in wine
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What is the term for the application of heat for a short period of time to food to prevent spoilage?
Pasteurization
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What is the definition of Ubiquitous? What did Pasteur show?
Microorganisms are present in no living matters: air, liquid, and solid, this is referred to as Ubiquitous. Microbial life can be destroyed by heat We can block the entry of microbes to nutrient environment (Aseptic technique)
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What is the germ theory of disease?
Referred to the idea that microorganisms cause disease
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Who showed that a silkworm disease was caused by a fungus
Agostino Bassi 1835
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Who believed that another silkworm disease was caused by a protozoan
Louis Pasteur 1865
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Who advocated that hand washing to prevent transmission of puerperal (childbed fever) fever from one patient to another?
Ignaz Semmelweis 1840
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Who used a chemical disinfectant (phenol to clean fomites) to prevent surgical wound infections? What did this prove?
Joseph Lister It further proved Pasteur's point that microbes cause infections
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Who provided the most important evidence that a specific microbe causes a specific disease?
Robert Koch proved that bacillus anthracite caused anthrax, he gave all of his experimental steps called "Koch's Postulates"
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What are Koch's postulates?
1. Microorganism should be found in blood of infected animal 2. Then culture bacteria on nutrients 3. Then inject culture (bacteria) into a healthy animal 4. When the animal dies, the same bacteria should be isolated (found) in their blood.
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Who was the first person to come up with vaccination and what was the vaccine?
Edward Jenner in 1796 inoculate a person with cowpox virus (mild form), this then protected them from small pox
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How did Jenner continue to inoculate individuals for small pox?
He took scrapings from cowpox blisters and inoculated healthy individuals
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Where was vaccination derived from? What is this protection called?
From vacca, for cow Protection is called immunity
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How did Pasteur figure out how the process of vaccination worked? What was the outcome of his studies?
He studied cholera in chickens He found that bacteria lost the ability to cause disease over time (virulence) If grown for a long time in the lab the bacteria became (avirulence)
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Define Chemotherapy?
Treatment with chemical is Chemotherapy
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Chemotherapeutic agents consisted of what hand what were they used to treat?
Used to treat infections disease can be synthetic drugs or antibiotics
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Define antibiotics
Chemicals that are produced by bacteria and fungi that inhibit or kill other microbes
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Who created the first synthetic drugs? What are some examples of the first synthetic drugs?
Paul Erlich Speculated about a "magic bullet" that could destroy a pathogen without harming the host 1910 he developed synthetic arsenic drug "Salvarsan" to treat syphilis Quinine from tree bark was long used to treat malaria 1930's the sulfonamides were synthesized
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Who discovered the first antibiotic and what was it?
Alexander Fleming discovered the first antibiotic Penicillium fungus made the antibiotic penicillin
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What does penicillin kill and what was done with this discovery?
Staphylococcus aureus 1940, penicillin was tested clinically and then mass produced
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What are the modern developments in Microbiology? Define them
Bacteriology- the study of bacteria Mycology- study of fungi Virology- study of viruses Parasitology- study of Protozoa and parasitic worms
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# Define immunology? What its being used to study immunology?
Immunology is the study of immunity Vaccines and interferons are being investigated to prevent and cure viral diseases
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What was Rebecca Lancefield's contribution to immunology?
1933- The use of immunology to identify some bacteria according to serotypes
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Define microbial genetics?
The study of how microbes inherit traits
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Define molecular biology?
The study of how DNA (gene) directs protein synthesis
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Define Genomics?
The study of an organism's genes, has provided new tools for classifying microorganisms
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# Define recombinant DNA Who was responsible for developing this?
DNA made from two different sources Paul Berg inserted animal DNA into bacterial DNA (cloning), and the bacteria produced an animal protein
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In 1941 who showed that genes encode a cell's enzymes?
George Beadle and Edward Tatum
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Who showed that DNA was the hereditary material?
Oswald Avery, Colin MacLeod, and Maclyn McCarty
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In 1961 who discovered the role of mRNA in protein synthesis?
Francois Jacob and Jacques Monod
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The Elemental cycle is what?
Bacteria recycle carbon, nutrients, sulfur, and phosphorus that can be used by plants and animals This plays a major role in supporting life
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Who studied the phenomenon of the elemental cycle? What is an example?
Winogradsky E.g. Nitrogen fixations by Rhizopus: converts N2 gas into a form that can be used by other organisms Example is sewage treatment plants use this method to clean sewage
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What is bioremediation?
Bacteria degrade organic matter in sewage
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What is another example of what bacteria can degrade?
Bacterial degrade or detoxify pollutants such as oil and mercury Ex. Pseudomonas
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How have we moved past using chemical pesticides and what is the benefits?
(Biological Insecticides) Microbes that are pathogenic to insects are alternatives to chemical pesticides in preventing damage to agricultural crops and disease transmission
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Define Bacillus thuringiensis?
Infections are fatal in many insects but harmless to other animals, including humans and to plants.
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What are some of the uses of Biotechnology?
The use of microbes to produce foods and chemicals like milk, curd is produced to make cheese etc...
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What technique is used for biotechnology, that enables bacteria and fungi to produce a variety of proteins including vaccines and enzymes
Recombinant DNA technology
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What are some example of what recombinant DNA technology is used for?
Missing or defective genes in human cells can be replaced in gene therapy Genetically modified bacteria are used to protect crops from insects and from freezing
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What was the original term for microbes and what has this term been replaced with?
Flora Microbiota
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Define normal Microbiota?
Microbes that are normally present in and on the human body are normal Microbiota
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What are the benefits of normal Microbiota?
prevent growth of pathogens Produce growth factors such as folic acid and vitamin K We are resistant to these microbes though!
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What is resistance?
The ability of the body to ward off disease
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What are some resistance factors?
Include skin, Stomach acid, and antimicrobial chemicals
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What microbes attach to solid surfaces and grow into masses? Where do they grow?
Biofilms they grow on rocks, pipes, teeth, and medical implants
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What is infectious diseases?
When a pathogen over comes the host's resistance, disease results
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What is Emerging infectious diseases (EID's)?
New diseases and diseases that are increasing in incidence
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What is Avian influenza A (bird Flu)
Influenza A virus (H5N1) Primarily in waterfowl and poultry 2003 it killed millions of poultry and 23 people
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how does a bird pass H5N1
Some birds are carriers Through saliva, and feces
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What is a carrier?
Carriers means = infected but do not show the symptoms of disease
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What is MRSA and how has it progressed and evolved?
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus 1950 - a resistance to penicillin developed 1980 - Methicillin resistance developed 1990 - MRSA became resistant to vancomycin
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What is VISA and VRSA?
Vancomycin-intermediate-resistant Staphylococcus aureus Vancomycin-resistant S.aureus
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Explain West Nile Encephalitis (WNE) What is it caused by and what is its history
Caused by West Nile Virus First diagnosed in the West Nile region of Uganda in 1937 Appeared in New York in 1999 Virus carried by birds and transmitted to horses and humans by mosquitoes (via vector) In 2004, 200 people were infected in the U.S.
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Mad cow disease is what disease? What is it caused by?
Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) Caused by a prion (infectious protein) -also causes Creutzfeldt-Jakob diseases (CJD
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This was first seen in 1982 and is the leading cause of diarrhea worldwide?
Escherichia coli O157:H7
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This causes fever, hemorrhaging, and blood clotting
Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever Ebola virus First identified near Ebola River, in the Congo Outbreaks every few years
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This was first reported in 1976 and is responsible for 30% of diarrheal illness in developing countries
Cryptosporidiosis Cryptosporidium Protozoa In the US its transmitted via water
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This disease was first identified in 1981 and its a disease that is primarily sexually transmitted
(AIDS) Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome Caused by HIV HIV/AIDS in the U.S. 30% are female, and 75% are African American
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This is caused by Streptococcus and was reported in 1995
Flesh-Eating Bacteria

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