Bacteriology[1].txt

The science that deals with the study of microorganisms

One-celled microorganisms with both plant and animal characteristics

Exist everywhere-skin, water, air, decaying matter, secretions from body openings, clothes and beneath nails

Helpful or harmless bacteria are....

70% of bacteria are.....

Decaying matter (Non-pathogenic)

Found in the digestive track/medications (antibiotics)

30% of becteria are....

Pathogenic bacteria are also called

3 classifications of pathogenic bacteria

3 types of cocci

Appear in pairs and responsible for pneumonia

Pus forming bacteria, arranged in curved lines resembling a string of beads. Responsible for strep throat and blood poisoning

Pus forming bacteria that appears in clusters. Responsible for abscesses, pustules, and boils

Short or rod shaped bacteria. Responsible for tetanus (lock jaw), tuberculosis, influenza

Spiral or corkscrew shaped. Responsible for syphilis and Lyme disease

Mean movement

Rarely shows active movement. Transmitter through air, dust, or the substance in which they settle

Hair like extensions that help with motility

Bacterias that move with the aid of flagella/cilia

Stage in which bacteria grow and reproduce

Best conditions in which bacteria reproduce

When bacteria reach their macimum size they divide into two new cells. This process is called...

The stage in which conditions are unfavorable for bacteria to reproduce. They form a tough outer covering and are able to withstand periods of unfavorable conditions

Occurs when the body is invaded by disease causing pathogenic bacteria

An infection confined to a particular part of the body (pimple)

Results when the bloodstream carries the toxins from bacteria to all parts of the body (syphilis)

Rapid onset, severe symptoms, and short duration

Long duration, usually mild but reoccurring

Exist at birth

Transmitted by contact

Caused by pathogenic microorganisms or viruses that is easily spread

Resulting from conditions of employment

Disease caused by vegetables or animal parasites

Disease influenced by weather

Disease caused by the body

Disease caused by contact with an infected person during sexual contact

Symptoms felt

Symptoms seen

2 agencies that say a business that serves the public must follow certain sanitary precautions

Various poisonous substances produced by some microorganisms

Resistance to a disease

Submicroscopic structure that is capable of infecting almost all plants and animals INCLUDING bacteria

Lives only by penetrating cells and becoming a part of them. Hard to kill without harming the body. Electron microscope magnified to 1,000,000x

4 types of viruses to be concerned about in a salon

Disease causing bacteria or viruses that are carried through the body in the blood or bodily flluids

4 types of blood borne pathogens

Vegetable or animal organisms that live on or in another organism and draw nourishment from that organism (HOST)

Vegetable parasite

Mold, mildew, and yeasts produce diseases such as favus and a ringworm. contracted through unclean implements. moisture trapped underneath nail . Usually yellowish green in color. Treatment is usually applied directly to infected area.

Ringworm

Seeds on the scalp itching occurs and scratching can cause infection

Head lice is also known as

Animal parasite that burrows underneath skin

The duty of the body to destroy bacteria and viruses and resist infection

Partly inherited and partly through hygienic living

Immunity the body develops after it overcomes a disease or receives a vaccination