Flashcards in Exam 1 Part 1 Deck (52)
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What body system is affected by Variant Creutzfeldt - Jakob Disease?
Nervous system
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What is the causative agent responsible for vCJD?
prion
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What disease is caused by Streptococcus pyogenes which is a Gram (+) bacteria and affects the skin?
Necrotizing Fascitis
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What is the causative agent for Vibrio vulnificus Infection?
Vibrio vulnificus
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What type of organism is Vibrio vulnificus?
Gram (-) bacteria
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What body system is affected by Vibrio vulnificus infection?
skin
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What is the causative agent for Pertussis?
Bordetella pertussis
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What type of organism causes Pertussis?
Gram (-) bacteria
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What body system is affected by Pertussis?
Respiratory
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What is the causative agent of Aspergillosis?
Aspergillus
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What type of organism causes Aspergillosis?
Fungus
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What body system is affected by Aspergillosis?
Respiratory
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What causes Chikungunya?
Chikungunya Virus
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What body system is affected by Chikungunya?
Nervous
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What body system is affected by the causative agent Norovirus?
Gastrointestinal
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What is the disease caused by Norovirus?
Norovirus Gastroenteritis
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What Disease is caused by Hantavirus?
Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome
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What body system is affected by Hantavirus?
Respiratory
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What is the working definition of microbiology?
Study of entities too small to be seen with the unaided human eye.
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What is abiogenesis?
spontaneous generation
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Who challenged spontaneous generation by putting meat into three different jars (one open, one sealed, and covered)?
Francesco Redi
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Who challenged spontaneous generation by briefly boiling broth? (bacteria grew after a few days)
John Needham
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Who challenged spontaneous generation by boiling broth until it was clear? (bacteria did not grow after a few days)
Lazarro Spellanzani
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Who put Spontaneous Generation to rest permanently?
Louis Pasteur
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Which hypothesis of Fermentation was correct?
Yeasts ferment grape juice into alcohol
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What microbiological event had a greater impact upon culture and society than any disease or epidemic?
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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What yeast means "sugar fungus that makes beer?"
Saccharomyces cerevisiae
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Who hypothesized that microbes were responsible for diseases?
Louis Pasteur (Germ Theory of Disease)
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What is the study of causation of disease?
etiology
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