Bio 221 - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

Edward Jenner - Developed small pox immunization using cowpox agent Paul Ehrlich - sought a " magic bullet" to destroy pathogens Alexander Fleming - discovered penicillin Joseph Lister - Pioneered aseptic surgery John Snow - father of epidemiology (cholera in London) Ignaz Semmelweis - Pioneered asepsis by discovering that hand washing prevented streptococcal infections in obstetric patients Robert Koch - Pioneered the cultivation of bacteria on solid media Louis Pasteur -...

sources of contamination - individuals that live in the home, especially their skin food brought into the home, raw and cooked water and air activities in the home like cooking, bathing types of microbes found on surfaces outside the home correlated with the types in the home pets, particularly dogs (higher diversity, relative species abundance) factors that influence the presence of microbes in our homes - temperature moistness lighting number of people in your home pets cleaning...

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Suspected Case - shows symptoms consistent w/ outbreaks Probable Case - symptoms consistent w/ definition Prevalence - number of cases of a disease that is always in an area prevelance rate= total cases/ population Incidence - number of new cases/number of people at risk of the disease Kochs Postulates - 1. The suspected organism should be present in all cases of the disease and absent from healthy animals 2. The suspected organism should be grown in pure culture 3. Cells from ...

MMBIO 221 Exam 1 Breakwell Question with Complete Solutions

Coliform - Answer-rapidly ferment lactose, are part of normal microbiota, may be opportunistic, aerobic or facultatively anaerobic. Found in soil and plants. Presence in water= impure water and poor sewage treatment 3 types of antigens used to serotype enteric bacteria - Answer-O-outer membrane K- capsular antigen H- flagellar lancefield typing - Answer-grouping catalase negative and coagulase negative bacteria based on carbohydrate composition of bacterial antigens found on cell walls. U...

Histology Bio 221 Questions with Complete Solutions.

Developed smallpox immunization using cowpox agent - Edward Jenner Sought a "magic bullet" to destroy pathogens & not host - Paul Ehrlich Discovered penicillin - Alexander Fleming Pioneered aseptic surgery, Prevented surgical infections by using mists of phenol - Joseph Lister Father of Epidemiology (Cholera in London) - John Snow Pioneered asepsis by discovering that hand washing prevented streptococcal infections in obstetric patients - Ignaz Semmelweis Pioneered the culti...

What signs and symptoms may be seen in a cytomegalovirus infection? Correct Answer-Fever, hepatosplenomegaly, mental and/or developmental retardation, and death What is the causative agent of infectious mononucleosis? Correct Answer-Epstein-Barr virus What kind of pathogen is Rickettsia rickettsii? Correct Answer-Bacterium Infectious endocarditis is generally treated with which antibiotic? Correct Answer-Penicillin Rocky Mountain fever is treated using which antibiotics? Correct Answ...

The three types of antigens that are used to serotype enteric bacteria. - O-outer membrane K- capsular antigen H- flagella Cause most nosocomial infections. General characteristics of a coliform. - -Rapidly ferment lactose. -Part of normal microbiota. -May be opportunistic. -Aerobic or facultatively anaerobic. -Found in soil and plants. -Presence in water = impure water and poor sewage treatment. Brucella melitensis - -CDC select agent. -Causes brucellosis in people= bang's dis...