DAY 1 - INTRODUCTION Flashcards
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Bubonic Plague
- Was
carried
4.
Anton Von Leeuwenhoek
- First
observation
- Single
simple microscope
lens Microscope (self-made)
simple microscope
➔ Observed
no
➔ Use
of moist heat for 3 consecutive
➔ Convert
the
- developed
together with Pasteur
anthrax
together with Pasteur
➔ Deals
with
their
role
4.
Parasite
Pathogens
- disease causing microorganism
1.
True Pathogens - refers to an organism
2.
Opportunistic Pathogens - refers to an
Pathogenic Determination/Virulence Factor
- Refer to any genetic, biochemical or
structural features that enable a
- Nosocomial Infection
- Infection acquired during
hospitalization
pathogen to cause disease in a host.
Hospital acquired pneumonia
1.
Subclinical/Asymptomatic/Non
CLASSIFICATION,
IDENTIFICATION
NOMENCLATURE
Based on the similarities and differences
genotype and phenotype
● Genotype - DNA or RNA sequences
in
1.
Classification - is the arrangement or
organisms into groups (taxa) according
to similarities and evolutionary.
The dichotomous key generated
for
CLASSIFICATION,
NOMECLATURE
species
epithet;
first
letter, capitalized, followed by a
● If
two different species start with the