Bacterial Terms Flashcards
1
Q
What does Diderm mean?
A
There’s two membranes instead of being gram negative or gram positive
2
Q
What does zoonotic mean?
A
Disease transmitted from animal to human
3
Q
alpha-hemolytic
A
partly destroyed red blood cells
4
Q
beta-hemolytic
A
completely destroy red blood cells
5
Q
gamma-hemolytic
A
no destruction of red blood cells
6
Q
Impetigo
A
Sores that have bursts
7
Q
skin boils
A
Painful red bump under the skin
8
Q
abscess
A
a tender mass filled with pus underneath the skin
9
Q
carbuncles
A
cluster of boils that connect underneath the skin
10
Q
What makes it hard to stain acid-fast bacilli?
A
Mycolic acid
11
Q
What is leprosy also known as
A
Hansen’s disease
