Pathogens and infectious diseases Flashcards
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sphere shaped bacteria
coccus
corkscrew shaped bacteria
spirillum
bacteria found in pairs
diplo-
bacteria found in chains
strepto-
bacteria found in grape like clusters
staphylo
What allows a bacteria to move and looks like a tail
flagellum
what are the only organelles in bacteria
ribosomes
what controls what comes in and out of the bacterium?
cell membrane
what gives the bacteria shape and support?
cell wall
how do bacteria preform conjugation
the pili exchanges dna between two organisms
how do bacteria grow in ideal conditions
exponentially
how to bacteria reproduce asexually
binary fission
how do bacteria help us
decomposers
sewage plants
food industry
clean up oil spills
what kingdoms to bacteria belong to
Archaebacteria
Eubacteria
how do bacteria get energy
autototrophic and heterotrophic organisms
how many chromosomes does a bacteria have
one
what is an adaption some bacteria use to survive during harsh conditions
endospores
What medicines are used to cure a disease by a bacteria?
antibiotics
what is an antibiotic resistant bacteria, how can u lower your chance of getting them?
it is harder to kill with antibiotics
more are made when u dont finish the prescribed time to take an antibiotic
Wha are the types of direct transmission of an infectious disease?
Person to Person (body fluids)
Animal to Person (bite scratch)
Mother to Fetus (aids hepatitis)
what are the types of indirect transmission
Air born (flu, common cold) vector born , carried by an organism that doesn't have the disease ( lyme disease) water born (cholera) food borne (ecoli, salmonella)
what is the Germ Theory
one micro organism causes one disease in an organism
who was Louis Pasteur
created the pasteurization process- heating wine to kill bacteria.
came up with germ theory by proving germs from the air caused wine to go sour
rod shaped bacteria
bacillus