102 Microbiology Flashcards
Microbiology is the study of living organisms called microbes. T/F
True
Bacteria is a many-celled microorganism. T/F
False - it is a single cell
What is a disease that spreads from one person to another via contact called?
Contagious or communicable
Which bacteria cells are shaped like a sphere and appear singularly or in groups/clusters
Cocci
Bacteria that is rod-shaped and can create a variety of infections
Bacilli
What is the most common type of bacteria
Bacilli
What 2 bacteria travel through liquid using flagella?
Bacilli & Spirilla
How does bacteria duplicate and grow?
Binary fission
What are the 2 stages of bacteria growth?
Active and inactive
The common cold is caused by a bacteria? T/F
False
A virus is smaller than a bacteria. T/F
True
An organism that lives and feeds on another organism (host)
External Parasite
Using the same sanitary procedures and disease control methods for every client is called
Universal precautions
Ring worm
Tinea Capitis
Head lice
Pediculosis capitis
The 5 types of transmission
- Direct transmission 2. Indirect transmission 3. Communicable/contagious infection 4. Microorganisms 5. Bloodborn pathogen
Transmission that spreads to a new person frequently but causes no infection unless it enters the body is a
Microorganism
Transmitted through air or contact with an item
Indirect transmission
Immunity that grows and builds over time and can give permanent immunity
Active immunity
Immunity that you get from taking antibiotics
Passive immunity
