3: MEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH MICROBIOLOGY Flashcards
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- Defined as the study of organisms that are too small to be seen by the naked eye.
- Its purpose is to isolate and identify pathogenic microorganisms.
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MICROBIOLOGY
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- Considered as “first true microbiologist”.
- Known as the Father of Bacteriology and Protozoology
- First person to observe and accurately describe living microorganism, such as bacteria and protozoa
- Used the term “animalcules”, or the tiny living and moving cells seen under the microscope
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ANTOINNE VAN LEEUWENHOEK (1632-1723)
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- Proposed the theory of biogenesis, which states that living cells can arise only from pre-existing living cells
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RUDOLF VIRCHOW (1821-1902)
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- Proposed the use of heat in killing microorganisms, which is now called as aseptic technique.
- He used the term “vaccine” for an attenuated culture
- Developed the anthrax and rabies vaccine
- He improved the wine-making process (fermentation and pasteurization)
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LOUIS PASTEUR (1822-1895)
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- showed that agents that could contaminate a sterile broth
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JOHN TYNDALL (1820-1893)
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- He discovered that the bacteria that could withstand a series of heating and boiling because of heat-resistant structures known as endospores.
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FERDINAND COHN (1828-1898)
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- He demonstrated that routine handwashing can prevent the spread of disease
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IGNAZ SEMMELWEIS (1816-1865)
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- He introduced the system of antiseptic surgery in Britain.
- He pioneered promoting handwashing before and after operation, the wearing of gloves, sterilizing surgical instruments, and the use of phenol as an antimicrobial agent for surgical wound dressing
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JOSEPH LISTER (1827-1912)
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- First to show that bacteria can cause disease
- Discovered Bacillus anthracis, the causative agent of Anthrax
- Discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the causative agent of pulmonary tuberculosis
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ROBERT KOCH (1843-1910)
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- She suggested the use of Agar, a solidifying agent, in the preparation of culture media
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FANNY HESSE (1850-1934)
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- He developed the petri dish.
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JULIUS RICHARD PETRI (1852-1921)
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- Introduced the smallpox vaccination through cowpox inoculation.
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EDWARD JENNER (1749-1823)
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- First to describe the immune system cells and the process of phagocytosis.
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ELLIE METCHNIKOFF (1845-1916)
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- He accidentally discovered the antibiotic penicillin (Penicillin notatum).
- Discovered the lysozyme
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ALEXANDER FLEMMING (1881-1955)
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- It is an area of biological science that comprises three distinct areas, namely classification, nomenclature, and identification.
- It is a formal system of organizing, classifying, and naming living things.
- It is based on the similarities and differences in the genotype and phenotype of organisms.
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TAXONOMY
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- It is the organization of microorganisms that have similar morphologic, physiologic, and generic traits into specific groups or taxa.
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CLASSIFICATION
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- It is the naming of microorganisms according to established guidelines provided by the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria or the Biological Code.
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NOMENCLATURE
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- It is the process by which a microorganism’s key features are described.
- It is the process of discovering and recording the traits of the organism.
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IDENTIFICATION
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- it refers to the organism’s genetic make-up.
- it involves the detection of gene or a part thereof, or an RNA product of a specific organism.
- Ex. Base sequencing of DNA or RNA which measures the relatedness of two organisms.
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Genotypic Characteristics
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- it is based on the features beyond the genetic level.
- it includes readily observable characteristics, such as the morphological feature, as well as analytical procedures to be detected.
-Ex. Morphology, staining, nutritional requirements, and biochemical and susceptibility tests.
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Phenotypic Characteristics
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- Is the development of an infection and disease. Certain virulence agents with mechanisms of resistance against the host protective factors are involved in the proliferation of microorganisms and the progress of diseases
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PATHOGENESIS
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- It involves the growth and multiplication of microorganisms that cause damage to their host.
- It is the bodily invasion of pathogenic microorganisms that reproduce, multiply, and then cause diseases through local cellular injury, toxin secretion, or antigen-antibody reaction in the host.
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INFECTION