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common infectious organisms Flashcards

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Simple microscopic organisms that are widespread throughout the world, some which can produce disease

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BACTERIA

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Round bacteria; may be in clusters chains, an other formations

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COCCI

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Rod- shaped bacteria

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BACILLI

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Curved rods

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VIBRIOS

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Corkscrew-shaped bacteria that move with a twisting motion

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SPIROCHETES

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Organisms smaller than bacteria that, like viruses, grow in living cells but are susceptible to antibiotics

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CHLAMYDIA

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Similar in growth to chlamydia

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RICKETTSIA

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Submicroscopic infectious agents that can live and reproduce only within living cells

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VIRUSES

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Simple, nongreen plants, some of which parasitic, includes yeast and molds;

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FUNGI

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Single-celled animals

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PROTOZOA

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Worms

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HELMINTHS

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12
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Singular of bacteria

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BACTERIUM

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Singular of cocci

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COCCUS

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14
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Singular of bacilli

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BACILLUS

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Singular of fungi

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FUNGUS

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16
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Singular of protozoa

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PROTOZOON

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atleast 3 examples of diseases caused by cocci

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  1. PNEUMONIA
  2. RHEUMATIC FEVER
  3. FOOD POISONING
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atleast 3 examples of diseases caused by bacilli

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  1. THYPOID
  2. DYSENTERY
  3. TETANUS
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atleast 2 examples of diseases caused by vibrios

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CHOLERA
GASTROENTERITIS

20
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atleast 3 examples of diseases caused by spirochetes

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LYME DISEASE
SYPHILIS
VINCENT DISEASE

21
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atleast 3 examples of diseases caused by chlamydia

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CONJUCTIVITIS
TRACHOMA
PELVIC INFLAMMATORY DISEASE (PID)

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atleast 2 examples of diseases caused by rickettsia

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  1. TYPHUS
  2. ROCKY MOUNTAIN SPOTTED FEVER
23
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atleast 3 examples of diseases caused by viruses

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COLDS
HERPES
HEPATITIS MEASLES

24
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atleast 2 examples of diseases caused by fungi

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CANDIDIASIS
SKIN INFECTIONS (RING WORM)

25
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atleast 3 examples of diseases caused by protozoa

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  1. DYSENTERY
  2. TRICHOMONAS INFECTION
  3. MALARIA
26
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example of diseases caused by helminths

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TRICHINOSIS; INFESTATIONS WITH ROUND-WORMS

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