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Protozoology
Study of single celled parasites.
Phycology
Study of Algae
Cellular Microorganisms include...
Bacteria
Spirochetes
Protozoa
Rickettsia
Algae
Acellular Microorganisms includes....
Viruses
Prions
Resevoir Host
Also called a carrier
Usually shows no signs or symptoms
Direct Transmission
Sexual
Droplet (Respritory)
Secretions
Congenital
Fecal-Oral
Indirect Transmission
Food & Water
Airborn (inhilation)
Fomites (objects)
Vectors (non human animals)
Localized infection
Confined to a specific location.
Systemic Infection
Throughout the body
Community Aquired
Present at time of admission to hospitol
May not always be detectable at time of admission.
Endogenous Infections
Infection from microorganism that is normal flora for some parts of the body but may be harmful to others.
Exogenous Infection
Infections with a microorganism from outside the body.
Laboritory signs of an infection.
Increased total white blood count.
Increased segs for bacterial.
Increased lymphs for viral
Increased sed rate.
Positive for CRP
Physical Symptoms of infection
Fever or Unknown Origin
Nausea
vomiting
Diarrhea
Exo-Toxins
Produced by gram positive microbes.
Released into bloodstream
Endo-Toxins
Produced from fats in cell wall of gram negative microbes.
Released at the death of the microbe.
Taxonomy
Binomial system of classification.
Developed by 18th century swedish scientist.
Carolus Linnaeus
2 Names Genes-Species
Nomenclature
Assignment of names to various groups based on rules.
Taxonomy
Kindum
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
Species
Keep Penis clean or look for genital spots.
5 Kindoms
Plantae
Animalia
Fungi
Protista
Monaria (procaryotae)
Lowest form of invertibrates
Helminths
Plant kingdom 2 catagories of phylum
Bryophytes
: Worts & Mosses
Tracheophytes
: Vascular Plants and trees.
fungi are simple plants and heterotrophic meaning...
No roots stems or leaves
No chlorophyll
Protista subdivisions
Algae
: Eucaryotic (true cell) and autotrophic
Protozoa
: Eucaryotic, Heterotrophic, single celled
Kingdom monera subdivisions
Eubacteria
: Prokaryotic Cell; true bacteria
Cyanobacteria
: Blue Green Algae; Procaryotic cells; Autotrophic Contains Chlorophyl.
2 Types of cells
EUCARYOTIC (TRUE CELL)
PROKARYOTIC CELL
First Cell discovered in wat year?
1665
Metazoa
Many celled
Example
: Helminthes
Single Celled
Protozoa
Example
: Amoeba
Cell theory
Proposed in 1838
By
: SCHLEIDEN & SCHWANN
Author
moses1424
ID
98538
Card Set
Micro Test 1
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Micro Test 1
Updated
2011-08-27T02:40:36Z
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