Chapter Three

Question 1

Horizontal Transmission

Answer 1

Route by which a disease is transmitted directly from an infected human to a susceptible human

Question 2

Infectious Diseases

Answer 2

Disease caused by pathogenic microorganisms

Question 3

Non-communicable

Answer 3

Cannot be transmitted from person to person

Question 4

Disinfection

Answer 4

Reducing risk of infection or contamination

Question 5

Pseudopodia

Answer 5

Cell membrane extensions used for locomotion of amoeboids

Question 6

Bacilli

Answer 6

Rod shaped bacterial cells

Question 7

Mycoses

Answer 7

Infectious diseases caused by fungi

Question 8

Spirochetes

Answer 8

Corkscrew shaped bacterial cells

Question 9

Helminths

Answer 9

Parasitic worms

Question 10

Gram Stain

Answer 10

Staining technique that permits the identification of bacteria

Question 11

Binary Fissions

Answer 11

Process in which bacteria reproduce by splitting in half

Question 12

Infestations

Answer 12

Infections caused by wormlike animals

Question 13

Endotoxin

Answer 13

Potent toxin from bacteria that causes life threatening shock

Question 14

Capsid

Answer 14

Protein coat wrapped around a virus

Question 15

Latent Infection

Answer 15

Condition in which viruses insert themselves in a cell and do not reproduce

Question 16

Isolation

Answer 16

Keeping an infected person in one place to prevent transmission of the disease

Question 17

Spirilla

Answer 17

Spiral shaped bacterial cells

Question 18

Mycelia

Answer 18

Filaments in fungi specialized for absorption of nutrients

Question 19

Vibrios

Answer 19

Comma shaped bacterial cells

Question 20

Cocci

Answer 20

Spherical shaped bacterial cells

Question 21

Endospores

Answer 21

Structures produced by bacteria and formed to cope with harsh environmental conditions

Question 22

Antibiotic Resistance

Answer 22

Bacteria adapt to antibodies making antibiotics ineffective

Question 23

Pathogens

Answer 23

Infectious agent that causes disease

Question 24

Contagious

Answer 24

Disease transmitted by human contact

Question 25

Nucleic Acid Analogues

Answer 25

Antiviral Medications

Question 26

Amoeboids

Answer 26

Type of protozoa

Question 27

Flagellates

Answer 27

Type of protozoa that moves using whip-like appendages called flagella

Question 28

Roundworms

Answer 28

Wormlike animal that is round in cross-section

Question 29

Flatworms

Answer 29

Wormlike animal that has a flattened body

Question 30

West Nile Virus

Answer 30

First discovered in Uganda, is transmitted by the Culex mosquitoes and carried by infected birds