MICRO PARA Flashcards
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______ is the study of living things so small that they cannot be seen with the naked eye.
Microbiology
small
micro
life
bios
6 IMPORTANCE OF MICROBIOLOGY FAMPEG
- FOOD AND DRINK
- AGRICULTURE
- MEDICINE
- ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
- PHARMACEUTICAL INDUSTRY
- GENETIC ENGINEERING
A _______is an organism with the potential to cause disease.
pathogen
a poisonous vapour arising from dead or diseased bodies,or to an imbalance between the four humours of the body (blood, phlegm, yellow bile and black bile).
miasma
The term __________ is used to describe procedures performed outside of the living organism in test tubes, etc.
in vitro (= ‘in glass’)
__________ is the cause or origin of a disease.
Etiology
4 KOCH’S POSTULATES
- microorganism must be present in every instance of the disease and absent from healthy individuals.
- microorganism must be capable of being isolated and grown in pure culture.
- When the microorganism is inoculated into a healthy host, the same disease condition must result.
- The same microorganism must be re-isolated from the experimentally infected host.
The study of bacteria.
Bacteriology
The study of fungi.
Mycology
Study of protozoa
PROTOZOOLOGY
The study of algae.
Phycology/algology
study of parasites
PARASITOLOGY
STUDY OF IMMUNE SYSTEM
IMMUNOLOGY
The study of viruses.
Virology