Unit 5/6 Vocab- Rebecca N

spread from one person or organism to another by direct or indirect contact.

a pathogen's or microbe's ability to infect or damage a host.

the transmission of a disease is the passing of that virus or bacteria between people.

a type of biological cell, some can cause diseases

a small infectious agent that replicates only inside the living cells of an organism.

any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms (classified as their own kingdom separate from other life)

an informal term for single-celled eukaryotes, either free-living or parasitic

a parasitic worm; a fluke, tapeworm, or nematode.

proteins with the ability to transmit their misfolded shape onto normal variants of the same protein.

the branch of science that deals with microorganisms.

using practices and procedures to prevent contamination from pathogens.

also called Gram's method, is a method of staining used to distinguish and classify bacterial species into two large groups.

a rod-shaped bacterium or archaeon. Bacilli are found in many different taxonomic groups of bacteria.

any bacterium or archaeon that has a spherical, ovoid, or generally round shape.

a rigid spiral bacterium that is Gram-negative and frequently has external amphitrichous or lophotrichous flagella.

a large, Y-shaped protein produced mainly by plasma cells that is used by the immune system to neutralize pathogens such as pathogenic bacte

a type of cell within the body capable of engulfing and absorbing bacteria and other small cells and particles.

a set of things working together as parts of a mechanism or an interconnecting network.

the body's recognizable structures (for example, the heart, lungs, liver, eyes, andstomach) that perform specific functions.