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Lecture 1 - Intro to Microbio Flashcards

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Bacteriology

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the study of bacteria

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Mycology

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the study of fungi

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Parasitology

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the study of parasitic worms & protozoa

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Immunology

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the study of immunity

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binomial nomenclature

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two-name naming system

(Genus species –> G. species
i.e. Escherichia coli –> E. coli)

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3 Domains of Life

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ABE

Archaea
Bacteria
Eukarya

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4 Kingoms of Eukarya

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Plants
Animals
Fungi
Protists

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From Largest to Smallest, List the Categories in the Taxonomy Heirarchy

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Domain
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species

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Specific Epithet AKA

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species

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Prokaryotes include which two Domains?

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Bacteria & Archaea

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Staphylo-

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clustered
(like grapes)

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-coccus

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spherical shaped

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aureus

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golden colored

(Au = gold)

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Shape of bacillus

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rod-like

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Which is the genus and which is the species in the following name?

Staphylococcus aureus

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Genus: Staphylococcus

Species: aureus

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Eukaryotes

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organisms whose cells have a nucleus & organelles

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Prokaryotes

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single-celled organisms; do not have a nucleus & organelles

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18
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Are viruses eukaryotes or prokaryotes? Why?

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Neither. Because they are acellular (not made of cells).

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acellular

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not made of cells

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Which is smaller? Bacteria or Viruses

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viruses

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Name Some Features of Viruses

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  • Acellular
  • Nucleic Acid (can be DNA or RNA)
  • Protein Coat
  • External Membrane #envelope (only some viruses)
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Inert

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somewhere between living and non-living

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What is the only way a virus can multiply? Why?

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Viruses can only multiply by infecting other cells. Because they do not have the machinery to replicate on their own, they must use the machinery of a host cell.

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virion

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Any single, fully-formed virus that can infect a cell.

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pathogen

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disease causing entity

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Which of the 3 Domains of Life is not known to cause disease in humans?

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Archaea

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Do prokaryotes have a nucleus?

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No. They have a nucleoid region instead.

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microbial ecology

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studies the interactions of microbes with their environment

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photosynthsis reaction

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energy + 6 CO2 + 6 H2O –> C6H12O6 + 6 O2

energy + carbon dioxide + water –> glucose + oxygen

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cellular respiration reaction

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C6H12O6 + 6 O2 –> 6 CO2 + 6 H2O + energy

glucose + oxygen –> carbon dioxide + water + energy

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Are algae eurkaryotic or prokaryotic?

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eukaryotic
(have a nucleus and organelles)

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Which Eukaryotic Kingdom do slime molds belong to?

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Protists

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33
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Name one type of bacteria that can make their own food from their environment.

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cyanobacteria

(blue pigment allows them to capture light and perform photosynthesis)

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oxygenic

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oxygen producing

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C H O N P S

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Carbon
Hydrogen
Oxygen
Nitrogen
Phosphorus
Sulfur

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C

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carbon

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H

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Hydrogen

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O

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Oxygen

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N

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Nitrogen

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P

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Phosphorus

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S

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6 Most Abundant Elements in Living Oranisms

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C H O N P S

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Bioremedation

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using microbes to clean up pollutants/toxic wastes

(the microbe can eat/metabolize/breakdown the toxic substance into something that isn’t so harmful)

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GMO

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Genetically Modified Organisms

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Biotechnology

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using microorganisms to make useful products

46
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Recombinant DNA

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DNA from two species joined together

47
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2 imporant Protein Drugs that are readily available now because of Recombinant DNA Technology

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  • Insulin
  • Growth Hormone
48
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plasmid

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extrachromosomal DNA found in bacteria

49
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Explain How Recombinant DNA Technology Works

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  • Plasmids are cut open using Restriction Enzymes #scissors
  • DNA from another organisim is inserted in the opening
  • Ligase Enzymes “glue” the two pieces of DNA together to form a circular piece of Recombinant DNA
  • Recombinant DNA is inserted into the desired organism
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Restriction Digest

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scissors

Cutting DNA using Restriction Enzymes

51
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Ligase

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glue

Enzyme that joins pieces of DNA together

52
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Fission

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bacterial cell division/reproduction

53
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Flora

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normal microbiota

normal distribution of bacteria on the body and in the GI tract

54
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2 Major Benefits of Our Normal Flora

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  • Immunity (low pH & competetive inhibition)
  • B & K Vitamin Production
55
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biofilm

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micobial communities
(can be dry or wet) that are HIGHLY resistant to antimicrobial drugs & host immune system

56
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quorum sensing

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refers to how bacteria communicate with eachother and coordinate behavior within the matrix of the biofilm

57
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Edward Jenner

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milkmaid #smallpox #cowpox #vaccination

Discovered & Administered Vaccinations

58
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Is smallpox considered eradicated?

59
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Louis Pasteur

5 Major Accomplishments

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  • Pasteurization
  • Disproved Spontaneous Generation
  • Aseptic Techniques (to only grow one type of bacteria in a culture)
  • Microorganisms Cause Disease
  • Showed some virulent bacteria can become avirulent over time #Chickens&Cholera
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virulent

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disease causing

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avirulent

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not disease causing

62
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Explain Pasteur’s Chicken Cholera Experiment

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Fresh cholera will kill a chicken. Aged culture of cholera will not kill a chicken and instead help it build immunity against fresh cholera.

63
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Attenuated Microbes

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Microbes that have lost their ability to confer disease #avirulent

64
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Rudolf Virchow

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Showed all cells come from other cells.
(omnis cellula e cellua)

65
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Hansen’s Disease AKA

66
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Phenol AKA

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Carbolic Acid

67
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Used phenol (carbolic acid) to sterilize wounds

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Jospeh Lister

68
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Koch’s Postulates

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BacillusAnthracis–>anthrax

specific microbes cause specific diseases

69
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Robert Koch

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Developed Koch’s Postulates stating that specific microbes cause specific diseases

70
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Alexander Flemming

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discovered penicillin

71
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Paul Ehrlich

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Salvarsan for Syphillis
#MagicBullet

72
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Salvarsan is used to treat ______.

73
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Infectious Diseases

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a pathogen invades a susceptible host

74
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Plasmodium causes _______.

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Prion

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protiens that can cause disease

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Noninfectious Disease

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diseases that are not caused by pathogens and cannot be passed from one person to another

77
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Emerging Infectious Diseases

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diseases that are breaking out in larger numbers than usual (can be new or old diseases)

78
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Which Eukaryotic Kingdom do algae belong to?

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Which Eukaryotic Kingdom are molds and yeasts part of?

80
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Which Eukaryotic Kingdom are mosses a part of?

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Which Eukaryotic Kingdom are worms a part of?

82
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What is the difference between the cell walls of bacteria and archaea?

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Bacterial cell walls contain PEPTIDOGLYCAN.

Arachaea cell walls DO NOT contain peptidoglycan.

83
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helminths AKA

84
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What type of microscope must be used to see viruses?

A

Electron Microscope

85
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What is one example of a Biogeochemical Cycle?

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Nitrogen Cycle

86
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Two Genus of Bacteria Particularly Useful in Bioremediation

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Bacillus
Pseudomonas

87
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What is Saccharomyces cerevisiae?

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a species of yeast which feeds on sugar and is used to make beer

88
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Plants are photosynthetic and can use the energy from the sun to produce sugar and O2. Can bacteria also be photosynthetic?

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Yes.
i.e. Cyanobacteria

89
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cyan

90
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Bacteria that Produces Bt Toxin

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Bacillus thuringiensis

91
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Prior to the advent of scientists creating genetically modified organisms, where did Human Growth Hormone (HGH) Rx come from?

92
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Prior to the advent of scientists creating genetically modified organisms, where did insulin Rx come from?

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Slaughtered Pigs

93
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What is the ratio of bacteria on our bodies to our total cells?

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We are outnumbered 10:1

94
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Which bacteria is often the culprit for causing dental caries (cavities)?

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Streptococcus mutants

95
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Causes Anthrax

A

Bacillus anthracis

96
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Chemotherapy

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Treatment of disease with chemicals taken into the body

97
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Malaria is caused by

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Plasmodium

98
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Aseptic Techniques

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procedures used to prevent microbial contamination & infection

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