Germ theory of disease - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Microbiology Straighterline (Quizzes) 2023/24 Studies by Emil von Behring and Shibasaburo Kitasato demonstrated that inactivated toxins can induce the synthesis of antitoxins in the blood of rabbits. These antitoxins (antibodies) are the basis of... a. humoral immunity b. cell-mediated immunity c. antibiotic immunity d. phagocyte-mediated immunity - ANSWER a. humoral immunity Who of the following first discovered that some blood leukoc...

Microbiology WCC Keith Final Exam 330 Questions with Verified Answers Microorganism - CORRECT ANSWER Foundation for all life on earth (3.5 billion years) microbe - CORRECT ANSWER also includes acellular; may not be alive (virus) Bacteria - CORRECT ANSWER fundamentally different from other life; most diverse, most populous, single cell life forms Protozoa - CORRECT ANSWER animal-like; single celled; pathogenic, mobile (Malaria) Fungi - CORRECT ANSWER Eukaryotic; plant-like; single ...

Germ Theory of Disease - Correct Answer-idea that infectious diseases are caused by pathogens Early ideas about disease transmission - Correct Answer-punishment for sins, miasma, hexes/spells, spontaneous generation miasma - Correct Answer-a highly unpleasant or unhealthy smell or vapor Louis Pasteur - Correct Answer-A French chemist, this man discovered that heat could kill bacteria that otherwise spoiled liquids including milk, wine, and beer. -disproved spontaneous generation -vacc...

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Test Bank for Alcamos Fundamentals of Microbiology 9th Edition by Pommerville Test Bank for Alcamos Fundamentals of Microbiology 9th Edition by Pommerville Chap01, Chapter 1 Multiple Choice 1. Who was one of the early natural philosophers who coined the name “cella” for the empty cork spaces that became the word we use today, “cells”? A. Robert Hooke B. Zacharias Janssen C. Francesco Stalluti D. Giovanni Faber Ans: A 2. Leeuwenhoek made lenses that allowed him to magnify o...

isolation - Correct Answer-= Define the germ theory of disease and describe the historical advances toward that knowledge. - Correct Answer-Germ theory: Infectious diseases are caused by pathogens (germs are microbes/organisms that cause infectious disease, also known as a pathogen) Summarize how infectious diseases are different than other diseases - Correct Answer-Infectious diseases are spread person to person, by vector, airborne, etc. whereas diseases such as diabetes are not cont...

Who is Imhotep ( BC)? - Egyptian founder of medicine. Diagnosed and treated over 200 diseases, performed surgery, and practiced some dentistry. He extracted medicine from plants . Was also a master architect and credited as the builder of the first pyramid at Saqqara. Who was Hippocrates (460-377 BC)? - Was regarded as the "Father of Medicine", until evidence on the contributions of Imhotep surfaced. Wrote "On Airs, Waters, and Places" which made many observations about environmental a...

Robert Hooke Correct Answer-Crude compound microscope Anton von Leeuwenhoek Correct Answer-Hand lense Francesco Redi Correct Answer-refuted nonspontaneous generation of life open jar, tightly sealed jar, mesh covered jar Pasteur's Flask Correct Answer-1st experiment: open air -> life, closed air -> no life 2nd experiment: upright -> no life, titled flask -> life, broken neck -> life germ theory of disease Correct Answer-some microorganisms cause disease Koch's P...

Which of the following microorganisms are not eukaryotic? - Answer-Bacteria....yeasts, molds, protozoa are eukaryotic Which microorganisms are used to make microbiological growth media? - Answer-Algae In which habitat would you most likely find archaea? - Answer-Acidic hot springs, swamp mud, Great Salt Lake Of the following scientists, who first promulgated the theory of abiogenesis? - Answer-Aristotle Which of the following scientists hypothesized that a bacterial colony arises from a si...

Science Praxis 5511; Questions & Answers (A+) Which of the following is NOT true about Louis Pasteur? A. He made the first rabies vaccine B. He discovered the medical use for penicillin C. His experiments advanced the germ theory of disease D. He created the first polio vaccine Answer-D. He created the first polio vaccine