Micro organisms
(8.L.1.1 and 8.L.1.2)
(8.L.1.1 AND 8.L.1.2)
8.L.1.1 Summarize the basic characteristics of viruses, bacteria, fungi, and parasites relating to the spread, treatment and prevention of disease.
Microbiology
Microbiology is the branch of science that deals with micro organisms.
Phatogens
Virus
Virus- A non-living pathogen That can change mutate. It infects host cell and replicates to cause illness and disease.
Bacteria
Bacteria- Single-celled prokaryotes that can cause disease. Multiply rapidly and can form colonies
Parasite
Parasite- An organism that lives in or on another organism. Called a host cell taking nutrients an often harming it in the process.
Fungi
Fungi- A single-celled or multi-celled organism that can decompose or absorb organic matter. Ex: mushrooms, yeast, or mold.
Outbreak, Epidemic, Pandemic
Outbreak
Outbreak- Occurrences of a disease greater than would otherwise be expected at a particular time and place.
Epidemic
Epidemic- An outbreak of a disease that effects many people in an area of a specific country or region.
The difference between Epidemic and Pandemic is that epidemic is in a specific are and pandemic is that it is all over the world.
Pandemic
Pandemic- An epidemic that spreads over a very large area or through out the entire world.
VOCABULARY WORDS
Pathogen
Pathogen- A virus, bacteria, fungi, parasite, or protozoa that can cause illness and infection
Protozoa
Protozoa- Diverse organisms that cannot be classified as animals, plants, or fungi.
EX- Amoebas and algae
Host cell
Host cell- a cell that a virus invades,takes over, and makes copies of its self.
Quarantine
Quarantine- A time or place of isolation in which people or animals that have been exposed to an infectious or contagious disease are placed.
By:Alexander Moreno
Student at North Asheboro Middle School