Disease Summary Flashcards
To Be Able To Explain What A Microbe And A Microscope Is And To Be Able To Give Examples On The Different Types Of Microbes And There Diseases That They Can Cause (8 cards)
What are Microscopes used for?
Microscopes are used to view Small Objects that cannot be seen with the Eye Alone.
What are Microbes?
Microbes are Very Small Organisms, you need a Microscope to see them.
What are the Four Groups of Microbes?
The Four Groups of Microbes are called Bacteria, Protoctista, Fungi and Viruses
What are the Microbes that cause Disease called?
Microbes that cause a Disease are called Pathogens. Not all Microbes are Pathogens.
What are the Types of Diseases that the different Microbes can cause?
Some Diseases caused by Microbes are Pneumonia which is caused by Bacteria, Covid-19 caused by Viruses, Malaria caused by Protoctista and Foot-Fungus caused by Fungi.
How can Bacteria Rapidly Reproduce?
Bacteria can Rapidly Reproduce by Binary Fission which is an Asexual Process whereby a Single Cell Divides into Two.
What is the Aseptic Technique?
The Aseptic Technique is a Collection of Medical Practises and Procedures that helps Protect Patients from Dangerous Germs. Bacteria, Viruses and Microorganisms are everywhere so using the Aseptic Technique can help keep Important Equipment from being Contaminated.
Describe how some Bacteria can be helpful, and others harmful to humans.
Bacteria are Small Living Single Celled Organisms that can come in Good (Beneficial) Forms and Bad (Pathogenic) Forms that can cause Disease for example Foods like Yoghurts are examples of Good Bacteria whereas Bad Bacteria can be found on some Foods that can Cause Illness.
