MDA- Chapter 18- Microbiology

Question 1

Aerobes

Answer 1

Bacteria that require oxygen to grow.

Question 2

Anaerobes

Answer 2

Bacteria that grow in the absence of oxygen and are destroyed by oxygen.

Question 3

Bacilli

Answer 3

Rod-shaped bacteria that cause tuberculosis and other diseases.

Question 4

Candida

Answer 4

A yeast commonly found in the oral cavity, gastrointestinal tract, and female genital tract, and sometimes in the skin.

Question 5

Chancre

Answer 5

A painless ulcerating sore.

Question 6

Cocci

Answer 6

Spherical bacteria cells that reproduce by dividing into two.

Question 7

Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease

Answer 7

Rare chronic brain disease with onset in mid to late life.

Question 8

Endospores

Answer 8

A resistant, dormant structure formed inside of some bacteria that can withstand adverse conditions.

Question 9

Facultative anaerobes

Answer 9

Organisms that can grow with or without oxygen.

Question 10

Fungi

Answer 10

Plants, such as mushrooms, yeasts,and molds, that lack chlorophyll.

Question 11

Gram Negative

Answer 11

Classification of bacteria that do not hold a dye stain under a microscope.

Question 12

Gram Positive

Answer 12

Classification of bacteria that hold a dye stain and appear dark purple under a microscope.

Question 13

Gram Variable

Answer 13

Classification of bacteria that are not consistently stained.

Question 14

Gram’s Stain

Answer 14

Four-step staining process developed by Hans Christian Gram and used to separate bacteria into groups.

Question 15

H1N1

Answer 15

A form of swine influenza virus.

Question 16

Herpesvirus

Answer 16

A virus that causes infections in humans, such as herpes, cytomegalovirus, chickenpox, shingles, mononucleosis, measles, and Kaposi’s sarcoma.

Question 17

Latent

Answer 17

Dormant.

Question 18

Microbiology

Answer 18

The study of microorganisms.

Question 19

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aures

Answer 19

Type of staph infection that is resistant to several common antibiotics.

Question 20

Nonpathogenic

Answer 20

Pertaining to organisms that do not produce disease.

Question 21

Oral Candidiasis

Answer 21

Candida yeast infection of the oral mucosa.

Question 22

Pandemic

Answer 22

A condition that occurs throughout the people of a country or the world.

Question 23

Pathogens

Answer 23

Disease-producing microorganisms.

Question 24

Percutaneous

Answer 24

Through the skin, such as a needle stick, a cut, or a human bite.

Question 25

Petri Plate

Answer 25

A small, flat dish made of thin glass or plastic that contains sterile solid medium for the culture of microorganisms; also called Petri dish.

Question 26

Prions

Answer 26

Infectious particles of proteins that lack nucleic acid.

Question 27

Protozoa

Answer 27

Single-celled microscopic animals without a rigid cell wall.

Question 28

Provirus

Answer 28

Virus that is hidden during the latency period.

Question 29

Spirochetes

Answer 29

Spiral-shaped bacteria.

Question 30

Staphylococci

Answer 30

Cocci that form irregular groups or clusters.

Question 31

Streptococci

Answer 31

Cocci that form chains as they divide.

Question 32

Tyndallization

Answer 32

Intermittent, or fractional, sterilization.

Question 33

Virulent

Answer 33

Capable of causing serious disease.

Question 34

Viruses

Answer 34

Ultramicroscopic infectious agents that contain DNA or RNA.