1.3 Vocab. Quiz

Signs of disease or injury.

• Symptoms
• Agent
• Virus
• Diagnosis

In disease, a factor, such as a microorganism or a chemical substance, that can impact the development of a disease or illness

• Agent
• Symptom
• Diagnosis
• Aseptic

Tiny infectious agents that can only multiply when they are inside a host, the living cells of plants, animals, or bacteria.

• Fungi
• Symptoms
• Virus
• Bacteria

Single-celled organisms that do not rely on a host

• Bacteria
• Virus
• Fungi
• Anitbiotic

Organisms such as yeasts or molds that reproduce quickly in moist, humid environments.

• Bacteria
• Fungi
• Virus
• Symptom

Microscopic organism such as a bacterium, virus, or fungus.

• Symptom
• Diagnosis
• Antibiotic
• Microorganisms

The identification of an illness or other problem by examination of the medical evidence.

• Symptoms
• Treatment
• Diagnosis
• Aseptic Agent

An antibiotic is a medicine that limits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.

• Bacteria
• Antibiotic
• Microbiologist
• Asprin

An expert in microbiology, the study of microorganisms such as bacteria and viruses.

• Chemist
• Microbiologist
• Germologist
• Organist

The use of practices and procedures to prevent contamination from pathogens

• Aseptic Technique
• Antibiotic Technique
• Antiviral Technique
• Experimental Technique