ch8: microbiology vocab

Question 1

infection

Answer 1

the invasion of pathogens in body tissues

Question 2

pathogen

Answer 2

disease causing micro organism

Question 3

genetic

Answer 3

involving genes, the parts of a cell that control or influence the appearance and other characteristics of a living thing

Question 4

ion

Answer 4

an atom or group of atoms that have a positive or negative electric charge

Question 5

what type of cell has a flagellum

Answer 5

a sperm cell does, a tail like part that helps it move around

Question 6

what term describes bacteria that can live without air

Answer 6

anaerobic bacteria

Question 7

parasite

Answer 7

an organism that lives in or on another organism without helping the hosts survival

Question 8

immune system

Answer 8

the organs and structures that regulate the bodies immunity or resistance to disease

Question 9

pneumonia

Answer 9

inflammation

Question 10

vector

Answer 10

a living thing that carries pathogens

Question 11

fomite

Answer 11

any nonliving object or substance capable of carrying infectious organisms

Question 12

gastrointestinal tract

Answer 12

the organs in the digestive tract from mouth to anus

Question 13

chemotherapy

Answer 13

course of treatment with radiology that helps stop or lessen cancer

Question 14

acquired immunodeficiency syndromes (AIDS)

Answer 14

the most advanced stage of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus and resulting in low resistance to the disease

Question 15

pharyngitis

Answer 15

inflammation of the pharynx, the back of the throat between the moth and nasal cavities

Question 16

contact

Answer 16

referring to the transmission of diseases by the physical transfer of pathogens from a contaminated object to a susceptible hosts body surface

Question 17

bloodborne

Answer 17

direct contact through nonintact skin or mucous membranes with blood, body fluids, or tissue from an infected person

Question 18

airborne

Answer 18

transfer of disease through the air molecules

Question 19

enteral

Answer 19

within or by way of the GI tract