Pivot Point: Master- Ch. 2 Microbiology, Infection Control, and First Aid

Bacteriology is the study of:

• Bacteria

• Personal Hygiene

• Toxins

• Disease

Bacteria are

• always infectious

• one-celled microorganisms

• multi-celled microorganisms

• harmless

Bacterial cells that are harmless to humans and can even be beneficial are called

• non pathogenic bacteria

• viruses

• pathogenic bacteria

• microbes

which of the following do not produce disease

• saprophytes

• staphylococci

• streptococci

• diplococci

A communicable disease refers to a disease that is easily:

• vaccinated

• not spread from one person to another

• immunized

• spread from one person to another

A common cold, hepatitis, and measles are examples of:

• beneficial diseases

• harmless disease

• communicable disease

• non pathogenic disease

Another term that means the same as a germ or bacteria is:

• parasite

• microbe

• mite

• lice

Pathogenic bacteria are responsible for all the following EXCEPT:

• causing disease

• producing toxins

• causing infection

• causing refuse to decay

Most common for of bacterial cells are:

• bacilli

• spirilla

• cocci

• streptococci

This type of bacterial cell is a coiled, corkscrew-shaped organism that can cause highly contagious disease

• spirilla

• bacilli

• streptococci

• staphylococci