Microbiology and Immunology Basics

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What is the study of microorganisms called?

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Microbiology

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What is a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism?

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Virus

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What are the two types of nucleic acids found in viruses?

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DNA or RNA

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What surrounds the nucleic acid in a virus?

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Protein coat

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What is used to treat viral infections?

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Antiviral

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What is used to prevent viral infections?

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Vaccine

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What is a single-celled microorganism that can exist either as an independent organism or as a parasite?

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Bacteria

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What is used to treat bacterial infections?

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Antibiotic

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What is the term for bacteria that have evolved to survive antibiotic treatments?

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Antibiotic resistance

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What is the organism called that a parasite or virus lives in or on?

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Host