Bacterial Terms Flashcards by Jaszamin Lutz

Q

What does Diderm mean?

A

There’s two membranes instead of being gram negative or gram positive

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What does zoonotic mean?

A

Disease transmitted from animal to human

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alpha-hemolytic

A

partly destroyed red blood cells

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beta-hemolytic

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completely destroy red blood cells

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gamma-hemolytic

A

no destruction of red blood cells

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Impetigo

A

Sores that have bursts

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skin boils

A

Painful red bump under the skin

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abscess

A

a tender mass filled with pus underneath the skin

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carbuncles

A

cluster of boils that connect underneath the skin

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What makes it hard to stain acid-fast bacilli?

A

Mycolic acid

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What is leprosy also known as

A

Hansen’s disease

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