Microbiology Compend Set #5
121 Degrees F
The autoclave usually generates a temperature of about
Sterilization
The destruction of all microorganisms and their products is termed
Disinfection
The destruction of all pathogens and their products is termed
Antiseptic
The inhibition of bacterial growth and reproduction without necessarily destroying the organisms is the result of
The common cold
The most often diagnosed viral infection is
heat
The most widely applicable and effective sterilizing agent is
Shingles
The same virus that causes chickenpox will also cause a second infection in some individuals.
are bactericidal
The ultraviolet rays contained in direct sunlight
Respiratory tract
The usual portal of entry for pneumotropic viral disease is the
Variola
Vaccination with cowpox virus will produce an immunity to
Virulence
What term is defined as the degree of the ability of a microorganism to cause disease
Infection
What term is defined as the invasion of the body by living microorganisms with subsequent multiplication and disease production
Infestation
What term refers to the invasion of the body by macroscopic parasites
Dermatropic
What type of viral diseases would cause lesions of the skin?
Viscerotropic
What type of virus would have an affinity for the liver
The brain
Which part of the body is affected by encephalitis
Sporozoa
Which protozoan parasite does NOT have a method for locomotion
Pneumotrophic
Which virus attacks the respiratory tract
Contamination
A term that may be used to describe the presence of true pathogens on inanimate objects is
Fungicide
An agent which destroys yeasts and molds is termed a
Fumigant
An agent which liberates gases and fumes for the purpose of destruction of insects and microorganisms is called
Decreasing virulence
Attenuation affects a pathogen by
Boiling
Free-flowing steam is about equal to
Rubella
German measles are more correctly known as
Opportunists
Microorganisms that produce disease only under favorable conditions are
