Pathology

Question 1

Koch’s Postulates

Answer 1

used to determine if a relationship between a specific organism and a disease exists

Question 2

pathology

Answer 2

the study of diseases and their causes

Question 3

disease

Answer 3

a disorder with symptoms which impair normal functions

Question 4

infectious disease

Answer 4

disorder caused by contagious organisms

Question 5

epidemic

Answer 5

within a community

Question 6

pandemic

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worldwide

Question 7

Fleming

Answer 7

created penicillin, titration methods

Question 8

Semmelweis

Answer 8

handwashing reduces infection

Question 9

Pasteur

Answer 9

germ theory, pasteurization method, vaccination

Question 10

Koch

Answer 10

develop magic bullets, koch’s postulates, bacteria staining, medium for growing bacteria

Question 11

Jenner

Answer 11

concept of vaccine, smallpox vaccine

Question 12

Salk

Answer 12

polio vaccine, double-blind testing

Question 13

Bacteria

Answer 13

living, genetic material, cell wall, exponential growth

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Virus

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nonliving, need host to reproduce, protein capsid

Question 15

Antibiotics

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treat bacterial pathogens by targeting the enzyme responsible for cell wall reproduction

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Categories of infectious disease

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STDs, Person-to-person, zoonoses, common vehicle spread

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aseptic transfer

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prevents contamination of cultures from other microorganisms

Question 18

zone of inhibition

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clear area w/lack of microbial growth around a disk of anti-bacterial substance

Question 19

5 types of Pathogens

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Bacteria, Fungi, Virus, Parasite, Protozoa

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immune system

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keeps infectious microoganisms out of body + destroys them

Question 21

Vaccines

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work by teaching the immune system how to respond