Chapter 1

Question 1

Virus

Answer 1

Small infectious agent composed of a protein coat and nucleic acid

Question 2

Capsid

Answer 2

The protein coat

Question 3

Antivirals

Answer 3

Drug or treatment that protects against viruses

Question 4

Zoonotic

Answer 4

Viruses transmitted from animals to humans (rabies)

Question 5

Reverse Zoonosis

Answer 5

Human to animal transmission (transmitted by mosquitoes)

Question 6

Bacteriophages

Answer 6

A virus that kills bacteria

Question 7

Variolation

Answer 7

Infecting a healthy person with tissue or fluid of a person with smallpox

Question 8

Vaccination

Answer 8

Treatment with a vaccine to produce immunity against a disease

Question 9

Germ Theory

Answer 9

Microbes are responsible for disease

Question 10

Pasteurization

Answer 10

the partial sterilization of a product, such as milk or wine, to make it safe for consumption and improve its keeping quality

Question 11

Attenuation

Answer 11

Reduction of pathogenicity

Question 12

Aseptic Technique

Answer 12

Procedures to prevent contamination

Question 13

Limiting dilutions

Answer 13

Diluting bacteria down in order to be able to count it

Question 14

Koch’s Postulates

Answer 14

1. The pathogen must be found in unhealthy but not healthy hosts
2. It must be isolated in pure culture
3. The cultured pathogen must be able to cause disease in a healthy host
4. The pathogen must be re-isolated from the host and be identical to the original causative agent.

Question 15

Oncogenic

Answer 15

Cancer causing virus

Question 16

Transformation

Answer 16

Process by which transfer of DNA from one organism to another produces a change in the recipient