Anatomy Ch 5

Chemicals that are used to treat bacterial infections. A broad-spectrum abtibiotic destroys many different types of bacteria, whereas a narrow-spectrum antibiotic destroys only a few types.

Any disease that can be spread from one host to another.

A group of microorganisms that colonize a host without causing disease. Normal flora may become pathogenic when it is transfered to another area of the body.

A communicable disease that is easily spread from one person to another.

A hospital-acquired infection.

A continual source of infection.

The ability to ward off disease.

A carrier of pathogens from host to host.

Disease producing mircoorganisms

An infection restricted to a small area.

A widespread infection.

Round cells arranged in patterns.

Arranged in chains

Arranged in clusters (grapes).

Long and slender rods

Single celled organisms found everywhere.

Looks like a corkscrew.

Tightly coiled Spirilla.

Require a living host.

From the latin meaning poison, the smallest of infectious agents.

A plantlike organism which grows best in dark, damp places.

Pathogenic fungi.

Single-cell, animal like mircrobes.

Live on the surface of the body.

Places where pathogens enter the body.

Places where pathogens exit the body.

An animal disease that is transmittable to humans.

Methicillin Resistant Staph Aureus-flesh eating disease.

Organisms that do not cause diesease in their normal habitat but become pathogenic when allowed to overpopulate the area.

Pathogens that are worms.

Parasitic worms.

Small bacteria that reproduce within cells.

Small bacteria that reproduce within cells.

Causes trachoma, the leading cause of blindness in the world. (small bacteria).

Chicken pox which can turn into shingles later in life. (virus).

Causes genital warts. STD (virus).

Flu which is caused by different strains of the virus.

Rabies which is a fatal disease characterized by headache, fever, seizures, and spasm of the throat muscles while swallowing. Spread from animals (virus).

Tinea causes ringworm or athletes foot. (fungi).

Causes amebic dysentery. (protozoa)

12 in worms that live in the small intestine.

Tapeworms, acquired by eating poorly cooked foods.

causes skin infections such as boils and impetigo, pneumonia, kidney and bladder infections, ect. (bacteria)

Causes strep throat, ear infections, scarlet fever, pneumonia, ect. (bacteria).

Whooping cough (bacteria).

causes tetnus or lockjaw (bacteria).

Part of the normal flora of the the intestines. Causes food poisoning (bacteria).

Causes conjunctivitis (bacteria).

Causes stomach ulsers (bacteria).

Causes legionnaries' disease (bacteria) from air conditioning.

food poisoning (bacteria).

Lyme disease (bacteria).

Syphillis (bacteria).

STD liver disease (virus).

Contaminated blood liver disease (virus).

Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever-ticks (small bacteria).