| A | B |
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| Eubacteria | most common bacteria, take in nutrients, ex. photoautotrophs |
| optical microscope | microscope that uses light to view very small objects, compound microscope, 2 lenses |
| electron microscope | microscope with higher ability to magnify, using a beam of electrons to light sample and produce image |
| fungi | a kingdom of living organisms with chitin |
| virus | nonliving objects, not made up of cells but a part of microbiology |
| parasites | organisms that can only live on or in a host |
| microbiology | scientific study of one-celled organisms |
| microbes | small organisms, cannot be seen without a microscope |
| E. coli | a bacteria that produces Vitamin K, is in intestines of animals, causes diarrhea, can be deadly in old and young |
| carcinogen | uncontrolled growth of damaged cells and any substance involved in causing cancer |
| mutagen | genetic change in an organism caused by a physical or chemical agent |
| malaria | a parasite-caused illness, in tropical areas, chills and headache |
| anthrax | deadly disease caused by Bacillus anthracis, living in a spore |
| HIV | human immunodeficiency virus |
| Influenza | contagious infection that affects the respiratory system |
| Ebola | severe disease, often fatal, caused by virus, a fever, from the Filoviridae family |
| Salmonellosis | illness caused by Salmonella, bacteria in feces |
| Smallpox | disease caused by the Variola virus and often fatal |
| Pneumonia | bacteria-caused upper respiratory infection, have cough, contagious, can lead to worse illness |
| Immunization | act of getting a vaccine to create antibodies for protection |
| Ascariasis | disease with parasite - roundworm. |
| Campylobacteriosis | infectious disease caused by bacteria, most common cause of diarrhea in US |
| Plague | disease caused by bacteria found mostly in fleas or rats |
| Mycobacteria | species of bacteria with waxy outer coating, ex. disease - Leprosy or TB |
| Bacteria | microorganisms with many functions, some good, some bad. |
| Vaccines | a shot that contains a weakened or dead form of a germ. A line of defense against disease. |
| Chicken Pox | infectious disease causing a rash of blisters because of virus |
| Whooping Cough | contagious respiratory infection spread by cough |
| Measles | rubeola, a respiratory infection, viral, has cough |
| Polio | viral infectious disease causes paralysis or sometimes death |
| DNA | Deoxyribonucleic acid, building block of living organisms, genetic information stored |
| RNA | Ribonucleic acid is a simple molecule for protein creation |
| Immune System | system in body to keep a body healthy, includes the lymph nodes. |
| Epidemic | a large outbreak of infectious disease |
| Genetic diseases | diseases with changed DNA in an organism, ex. sickle cell |
| Pasteurization | process in which raw milk is heated to kill harmful bacteria |
| probiotics | live microorganisms that are "good" bacteria |
| Archae | kingdom of organisms with unique materials in cell wall, extremophiles |
| extremophiles | organisms that live in extreme conditions where most organisms cannot survive |
| AIDS | acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, infection acquired after HIV positive |
