intro microbio

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the study of causative agents of infectious disease of humans and their reactions to such infections.

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medical microbiology

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it deals with etiology, pathogenesis, laboratory diagnosis, specific treatment and control of infection

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medical microbiology

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causative agents of a member of infectious diseases, the science of bacteria

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bacteriology

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non-cellular living systems, capable of causing infectious diseases in man.

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virology

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concerned with mechanisms of body protection against pathogenic microorganisms and foreign cells and substances.

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immunology

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study of fungi and is pathogenic for man

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mycology

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deals with pathogenic unicellular animal organisms

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protozoology

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disease causing organisms

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pathogens

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ability of a microorganism to cause disease by overcoming the defenses of a host

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pathogenicity

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the degree of pathogenicity of a microorganism

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virulence

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invasion of the body by the pathogenic microorganisms

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infection

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result of an undesirable relationship between the host and the pathogen

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disease

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manifested by interruption in the normal functioning of a body

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disease

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relationship between the indigenous flora and the host

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symbiosis

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symbiosis in which one organism benefit from another without causing harm to it

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commensalism

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presence of organisms outside the body, on water, food and other biological substances

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contamination

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described live microorganisms that he observed in teeth scrapings, rain water and peppercorn infusions

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anton van leeuwenhoek 1673-1723

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FIRST TO SEE LIVING MICROORGANISM

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anton van leeuwenhoek

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who observed the life’s smallest structural units were little boxes or what he call cells

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robert hooke

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theory that states thatt all living things are made of cells

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cell theory

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who discovered cell theory

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theodor schwann, matthias schleiden, robert hooke

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some forms of life could spontaneously arise from non-living matter

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spontaneous generation

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opponent of spontaneous generation

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francesco redi, john needham and lazzaro spallanzani

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what is said to be responsible for the survival of microorganism

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vital force in the air

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who challenged the spontaneous generation

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rudolf virchow

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virchow's concept

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biogenesis

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the word vacca of vaccine means

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cow

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who coined the word vaccine

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louis pasteur

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theory/concept that states that living cells can arise only from pre-existing living cells

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biogenesis

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father of modern microbiology

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louis pasteur

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discovered mycobacterium and vibrio cholera, formulated the bacteriological techniques and staining methods

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robert koch

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method to prevent spoilage of beverages and milk respectively that kills potentially harmful bacteria

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fermentation and pasteurization

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relationship between microorganisms to humans as well with plants and animals in terms of causing a disease

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the germ theory of disease

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direct relationship of a specific microbe to a specific disease

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koch's postulate

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established the direct relationship of a specific microbe to a specific disease

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Robert Koch

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who showed a silkworm disease was caused by a fungus

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Agostino Bassi

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who advocated handwashing to prevent transmission of puerperal fever from one OB patient to another

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Ignaz Semmelweis

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who believed that another silkworm disease was caused by a protozoan

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pasteur

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founder of the germ theory of disease

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Joseph Lister

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a theory where the founder used a chemical disinfectatnt to prevent surgical wound infections after looking at pasteur's work showing microbes are in the air, can spoil food and cause animal diseases

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the germ theory of disease

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the word vacca of vaccine means

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cow

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who jumped on an experiment to discover a way to protect people from small pox

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edward jenner

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it is used as a treatment or prevention to a certain disease

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vaccination

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the treatment of disease using chemical substances

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chemotheraphy

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referredd to as chemical treatment of non-infectious diseases such as cancer

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chemotherapy

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who discovered the first antibiotic

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Alexander Flemingf

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Penicillin is made by

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penicillium fungus

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penicillin killed ___

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s. aureus

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an antibiotic that was tested clinically and mass produced

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penicillin

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an antibiotic made of mold

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penicillium notatum

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disease causing organisms

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pathogens

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study of parasitic worms and protozoa

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parasitology

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what is simple, single-celled organisms whose genetic material is not enclosed in a special nuclear membrane.

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bacteria

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bacterial cell shapes

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Their cells generally appear in several shapes; rod-like, spherical or ovoid and spiral are among the most common shapes.

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what is like bacteria, and found in extreme environments.

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archaea

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can be unicellular or multicellular with a distinct nucleus containing genetic material DNA.

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fungi

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unicellular organism which uses pseudopods, flagella or cilia as their mode of locomotion

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protozoa

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unicellular organism with wide variety of shapes and have both sexual and asexual reproductive forms

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algae

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so small that cannot be seen by a simple compound microscope but with the aid of an electron microscope. They are a cellular and contains only one type of nucleic acid.

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viruses

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they are not strictly microorganisms, but they are of medical important

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parasites