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scientist who specializes in bacteriology the study of

the structure, functions, and activities of bacteria.

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Bacteriologist

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Explore the area of protozoology the study of protozoa and their activities.

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Protozoologists

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may become genetic engineers who transfer genetic
material (deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA) from one cell
type to another.

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Virologists and cell biologists

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study prions and viroids , acellular infectious agents that are even smaller than viruses

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Virologists and cell biologists

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Those who specialize in the study of fungi, or mycology

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Mycologists

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showed quite clearly that women became
infected in the maternity ward after
examinations by physicians coming directly
from the autopsy room.

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Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis “father of handwashing

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observed that mothers who gave birth at
home experienced fewer infections than did
mothers who gave birth in the hospital.

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Dr. Wendell holmes

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first to introduce aseptic techniques aimed
at reducing microbes in a medical setting
and preventing wound infections.

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Joseph Lister.

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It is also important to keep in mind that

not all diseases are caused by microbes. (TRUE/FALSE)

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TRUE

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All infectious diseases and microbial

intoxications are caused by microbes. (TRUE/FALSE)

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TRUE

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discovered that B. anthracis produces spores,

capable of resisting adverse conditions

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Robert Koch (1843 1910)

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Theory of Spontaneous Generation

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Louis Pasteur (1822 1895)

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Germ theory of disease

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Louis Pasteur (1822 1895)

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discovered the bacterium ( M. tuberculosis) that
causes tuberculosis and the bacterium ( Vibrio
cholerae ) that causes cholera.

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Robert Koch (1843 1910)

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he ground tiny glass lenses, which he
mounted in small metal frames, thus creating
what today are known as single lens
microscopes or simple microscopes.

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1632 1723)

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Syphilis caused by

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Treponema pallidum

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was carried to Europe by Native Americans

who were brought to Portugal by

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CHRISTOPHER CULUMBUS

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made many significant contributions to the germ

theory of disease

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Robert Koch (1843 1910)

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developed vaccines to prevent chicken cholera,

anthrax, and swine erysipelas.

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Louis Pasteur (1822 1895)

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he observed various tiny living creatures,

which he called animalcules.

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Anton van Leeuwenhoek (1632 1723)

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developed methods of fixing, staining, and
photographing bacteria, methods of cultivating
bacteria on solid media.

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Robert Koch (1843 1910)

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PESTILENCE AND PLAGUE CAUSED BY

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Yersinia pestis (black death)

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with both RNA and DNA, metabolic machinery for self

replication, and a complex cell wall structure.

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BACTERIA

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subdivided into single celled organisms (protozoa) or multi celled organisms (worms and bugs).

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FUNGI

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very simple microbes, consisting of nucleic acid, a few proteins, and (in some) a lipid envelope.
VIRUS
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simple unicellular organisms
Prokaryotic
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refers to the degree of pathogenicity; the | power by which a pathogen can cause severe disease.
VIRULENCE
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completely dependent on the cells they infect for their survival and replication.
VIRUS
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refers to any genetic, biochemical, or structural features that enable a pathogen to cause disease in a host organism.
PATHOGENIC DETERMINANTS/VIRULENCE FACTORS
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refers to the ability of an organism to cause disease in a host organism.
PATHOGENICITY
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refers to an organism that will cause disease in a healthy host.
TRUE PATHOGENS
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infection acquired during hospitalization
NOSOCOMIAL INFECTION
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refers to the entry, invasion and multiplication of pathogens in or on to the host body system which results to subsequent tissue injury and progress to overt disease
INFECTION
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no obvious appearance of signs and symptoms and the person is unaware of the infection
SUBCLINICAL/ASYMPTOMATIC/NONAPPARENT
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is an animal disease which can spread to humans; animal acquired infection
ZOONOTIC INFECTION
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infection arising from colonizing flora
ENDOGENOUS INFECTION
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rapid/sudden onset of signs and symptoms which are usually severe to fatal that may lead to death
ACUTE INFECTION
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is an infectious disease that is capable of spreading from person to person.
COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
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infection arising from invading pathogen from the external environment
EXOGENOUS INFECTION
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refers to the establishment of substantial number of microorganisms usually in the skin or mucosa but there’s no penetration of tissues.
COLONIZATION
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gradual onset of signs and symptoms that are usually mild to moderate that may progress to long standing infection
CHRONIC INFECTION
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Small Pox Vaccination - first scientific validation
Edward Jenner
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Utilization of solif culture media for bacterial growth
Robert Koch
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Little animals
Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
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Publication of the first description of microbes
Robert Hooke
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Bacillus anthracis which became the first proof of germ theory
Robert Koch
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Invention of the Petri Dish
Richard J. Petri
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Viral dependence on living host cells for reproduction recognized
Martinus Beijerinck
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Proposed and built the DNA model
J. Watson, F. Crick
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Gram stain developed
Hans Christian Gram
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Paper supporting the germ theory of disease
Louis Pasteur
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Proof the mosquitoes carry the agent of yellow fever
Walter Reed
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Publication of the first microbial genomic sequence
The Institute for genomic Research (TIGR)
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Discovery of Viruses
Dmitri Iosifovich Ivanovski
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DNA Sequencing method
W. Gilbert, F. Sanger
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Handwashing in the prevention of the spread of disease
Ignaz Semmelweis
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Anti septic surgery
Joseph Lister
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Publication of the first description of microbes
Robert Hooke
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Spontaneous Gen. disproved
Louis Pasteur
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Cure of Syphilis
Paul Erlich
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Invention of Polymerase Chain reaction
Kary Mulis
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Acid fast stain
Paul Erlich
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First Rabies Vaccination
Louis Pasteur
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Zoonosis
T. Smith, F.I. Kilbourne
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Koch Postulate
Robert Koch

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