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exam5 | MICB - Microbiology, Quizzes of Microbiology

Class: MICB - Microbiology; Subject: Microbiology; University: Gateway Community and Technical College; Term: Forever 1989;

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2013/2014

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TERM 1
CDC
DEFINITION 1
The branch of the US Public Health Service that collects
epidemiological information
TERM 2
Pathogenicity
DEFINITION 2
The ability of an organism to cause disease
TERM 3
VRE
DEFINITION 3
These enterococci are resistant to vncomycin
TERM 4
Toxin
DEFINITION 4
Poisonous substances produced by a microbe
TERM 5
Endemic Disease
DEFINITION 5
Type of disease that is constantly present
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CDC

The branch of the US Public Health Service that collects

epidemiological information

TERM 2

Pathogenicity

DEFINITION 2

The ability of an organism to cause disease

TERM 3

VRE

DEFINITION 3

These enterococci are resistant to vncomycin

TERM 4

Toxin

DEFINITION 4

Poisonous substances produced by a microbe

TERM 5

Endemic Disease

DEFINITION 5

Type of disease that is constantly present

Communicable Disease

Type of disease that can be spread from one host to another

TERM 7

Latent Disease

DEFINITION 7

Type of disease characterized by a period of no symptoms

TERM 8

Pandemic Disease

DEFINITION 8

Type of disease that is a world wide epidemic

TERM 9

Contagious Disease

DEFINITION 9

Type of disease that is easily spread from one host to

another

TERM 10

Epidemic Disease

DEFINITION 10

Type of disease that is acquired by many hosts in a given

area in a short time

Antibiotic

Antimocrobial agent produced naturally by a bacterium or

fungus

TERM 17

Interferon

DEFINITION 17

Cytokine produced by animal cells in response to viral

infections

TERM 18

MRSA

DEFINITION 18

Type of S. aureus that is resistant to most antimicrobial

agents

TERM 19

Bactericide

DEFINITION 19

Agent capable of killing bacteria

TERM 20

Pathogen

DEFINITION 20

Causes disease

Etiology

Study of the cause of disease

TERM 22

Toxemia

DEFINITION 22

Presence of toxins in the blood

TERM 23

Viremia

DEFINITION 23

Presence of viruses in the blood

TERM 24

Bacteremia

DEFINITION 24

Presence of bacteria in the blood

TERM 25

Superbug

DEFINITION 25

Any bacterium resistant to many antibiotics

Lysogenic Conversion

Acquisition of a new property by a cell due to infection by a

viral phage

TERM 32

Superinfection

DEFINITION 32

Growth of a resistant pathogen following antimicrobial

treatment of an infection

TERM 33

Microbial Antagonism

DEFINITION 33

Benefit to the host of normal microbiota

TERM 34

Broad Spectrum

DEFINITION 34

Antibiotic effective against a wide range of bacteria

TERM 35

Bacteriostatic

DEFINITION 35

Agent that only inhibits the growth of bacteria

Systemic

A body wide infection

TERM 37

Focal

DEFINITION 37

A body wide infection that began in one place

TERM 38

Local

DEFINITION 38

An infection in a small area of the body

TERM 39

Kinase

DEFINITION 39

Bacterial enzyme that breaks down blood clots

TERM 40

Collagenase

DEFINITION 40

Bacterial enzyme that breaks down collagen

Pathology

Scientific study of disease

TERM 47

Sepsis

DEFINITION 47

The presence of a toxin or pathogen in the blood and tissues

TERM 48

Epidemiology

DEFINITION 48

Science that studies when and where diseases occur

TERM 49

Pathogenesis

DEFINITION 49

The manner in which a disease developes

TERM 50

Fomite

DEFINITION 50

A nonliving object that can spread infection

Infection

The growth of pathogenic microorganisms in the body

TERM 52

Zoonosis

DEFINITION 52

Disease of wild or domesticated animals that can be

transmitted to humans

TERM 53

Normal Microbiota

DEFINITION 53

Microbes that grow in the body but do not cause disease

TERM 54

Disease

DEFINITION 54

Abnormal state in which part or all of the body is incapable of

performing normal functions

TERM 55

Nosocomial

DEFINITION 55

Type of infection that develops during a hospital stay