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| Study of small organisms called microbes. |
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One celled micro- organisms
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| Bacteria can be classified into 2 types, which are? |
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Nonpathogenic
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Pathogenic |
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non-disease-producing bacteria
70% of all bacteria are nonpathogenic and may live on the surface of the skin |
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disease-producing bacteria
lives everywhere in your environment and even inside body |
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| Are nonpathogenic Bacteria that live on dead matter and do not produce disease. |
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Are spherical(round) shaped bacterial calls, which appear singularly or in groups
think C = circle |
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| there are 2 types of Cocci |
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staphylococci
streptococci
Diplococci |
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| Pus-forming bacterial cells that form graped like bunches or clusters and present in present in abscesses pustules and boils. |
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| are also pus-forming bacterial cells that form in long chains and can cause septisemia (sometimes called blood poisoning) strep throat rheumatic fever and other serious infections. |
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Are bacterial cells that grow in pairs and are the cause of certain infections including pneumonia.
Diplo means double |
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Are the most common form of bacterial cells.
Bacilli are bar or rod shaped cells that can produce a variety of diseases including tetanus bacterial influenza
typhoid fever, tuberculosis and diphtheria.
remember B= bar and bacilli. |
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Are spiraled coiled corkscrew- shape bacterial cells that cause highly contagious diseases such as syphilis, cholera and lyme disease.
think S=spiral and spirilla |
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Bacteria reproduce and grow raidly.
this reproduction usually takes place in dark damp or dirty ares were a food source is available. |
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Bacteria are not always active;when conditions are unfavorable, cells die or become inactive.
some bacteria like anthrax and tetanus also have inactive or dormant stage.
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| are sub-microscopic particles that cause familiar diseases like common cold. which is caused by a filterable virus. |
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| are organisms that live on or obtain their nutrients from another organism. |
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| occurs when disease-causing bacteria or viruses enter the body and multiply to the point of interfering w/ bodys normal state. |
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Contagious infection
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communicable desease |
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| is one that can be transmitted from one person to another. |
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| are disease causing bacteria or viruses that are carried through the blood or body fluids. |
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