Virus & Bacteria Test Flashcards
The only disease ever eradicated
Smallpox
Mrs. Cashens favorite word
Ubiquitous
Prokaryotes in this section
Bacteria
Main job of bacteria in nature
Decomposers
Smallpox, chicken pox, common cold, flu, etc. are caused by…
Viruses
The only thing that can really fight off a virus is…
Antibodies
The only way we can eradicate a disease if it is ONLY found in…
Humans
Digests food in our intestines, makes us sick if we eat it
e coli
Antibiotics are a chemical that ____ the cell wall
Destroys
When the virus attacks the immune system and you are sick.
AIDS
Take this before you get sick to ¨cure¨ you.
Vaccine
One way you cannot get AIDS, although many people think you can, is through…
Saliva
This only SLOWS the growth of bacteria, not kill it
Cold
Can make food like yogurt, cheeses, sauerkraut
Bacteria
Take after you get the symptoms to cure it
Antibiotics
Anything that causes disease is known as this…
Pathogen
Means found everywhere
Ubiquitous
Extreme heat or boiling, chemicals, and UV all do what to bacteria?
Destroy
Can remain dormant in your body for years
HIV
Most bacteria are actually ___ ____ even though most people don’t think so
Non-harmful
Strep throat, staph infections, e. coli, etc. are all this type of disease.
Bacterial
Non-cellular, made of DNA and protein
Virus
How many times a virus can make you sick
Once
Must use another cells DNA in order to reproduce its own DNA
Virus
Can viruses be grown on agar?
No, they need a stable host.
Diseases caused by a virus
Smallpox, polio, measles, cold, herpes, HPV, HIV/AIDS
Diseases caused by bacteria
Strep, ear & sinus infection, STDs, food poisoning, tetanus, tuberculosis, staph.
What is not a method to protect food agents from microorganisms?
Vaccination
