Unit 12

4 main types of microbes

bacteria, virus, fungi, protozoa

Microbe/Mircoganism

Tiny living organisiims that are too small to see without a microscope

Pathogen

mircobes that cause in humans

sharps

items that can cut or puncture the skin

standard precautions

pracices used in healthcare facilities to prevent the spread of infection via blood, body fluids, scretions, excretions, mucous membrane, and nonintact skin

colony

bacteria grow in groups called colonies

Diplo

pairs

chains

strepto

staphylo

clusters

Coccus/Cocci

round

bacillus/bacilli

straight rod

spirllium/spirialla

spiral

how bacteria is named

according to shape and arrangement

fomite

objects that are contaminated with pathogen

normal flora

mircobes that are needed for the body to function correctly but are harmful when they aren’t where they’re supposed to be

infections

occur when pathogens invade the body and cause disease

Best conditions for pathogen to grow

body temp, where light is limited, where there is moisture, where there is food supply, where oxygen needs are met