Dumbass Pathogens Flashcards
Diseases caused by Fungi
candidiasis, ringworm, tinea
Definition of Virus
submicroscopic infectious agents that can live and reproduce only within living cells
Diseases caused by Cocci
pneumonia; rheumatic fever; food poisoning; septicemia; UTI; gonnorrhea
Pathogen that causes syphilis
Treponema pallidum
Cell shape of Vibrios
short curved rod
Diseases caused by Protozoa
dysentery, Trichomonas infection, malaria
Diseases caused by Vibrois
cholera; gasteroenteritis
Definition of Helminths
worms
Cell shape and formation of Staphylococci
Round bacteria in grape like clusters
Diseases caused by Spirochetes
Lyme disease; syphillis
Cell shape of Chlamydia
“extremely small with complex life cycles that grow in living cells”; susceptible to antibiotics
Diseases caused by Bacilli
typhoid, dysentery, salmonellosis; tuberculosis; botulism; tetanus
Definition of Protozoa
single celled animals singular protozoon
Cell shape of Bacilli
rod-shaped
MRSA
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Definition of Fungi
simple, non-green plants, some of which are parasitic; includes molds and yeasts
Diseases caused by Rickettsia
typhus, Rocky Mountain spotted fever
Diseases caused by Helminths
trichinosis, roundworms, pinworms, hookworms
Cell shape of Spirochetes
corkscrew