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5.1 Key terms (Transmission- The way a microbial organism moves from one…
5.1 Key terms
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Bacteria-a member of a large group of unicellular microorganisms that have cell walls but lack organelles and an organized nucleus, including some that can cause disease.
Virus- Any of a large group of submicroscopic infective agents that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material.
Antibody - An antigen-binding immunoglobulin, produced by B cells, that functions as the effector in an immune response.
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Fungus - Saprophytic and parasitic spore-producing eukaryotic organisms that lack chlorophyll and include molds, rusts, mildews, smuts, mushrooms, and yeasts.
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Microbiology - A branch of biology dealing especially with microscopic forms of life (as bacteria, protozoans, viruses, and fungi).
Phagocyte - A cell (as a white blood cell) that engulfs and consumes foreign material (as microorganisms) and debris.
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Helminth - A parasitic worm (as a tapeworm, liver fluke, ascarid, or leech).
Prion - Any of various infectious proteins that are abnormal forms of normal cellular proteins, that proliferate by inducing the normal protein to convert to the abnormal form, and that in mammals include pathogenic forms.