LATEST NESTER’S MICROBIOLOGY : A Human perspective, 16th edition – Host Microbe Interactions study set VERSION

LATEST NESTER’S MICROBIOLOGY : A Human perspective, 16th edition – Host Microbe Interactions study set VERSION A GLIMPSE OF HISTORY 1. What did ancients believe diseases were? 2. Who discovered microorganisms in the 17th century? 3. What did the discovery of microorganisms in the 17th century lead people to believe? - ANSWER-1. Divine Punishment 2. Leeuwenhoek 3. That they (people) might cause disease 4.* What scientific theory did Robert Koch offer evidence of? 5. Due to Koch's work we learned that bacillus anthracis causes....? 6. What disease was later worked on by Koch? 7. What is the formalized criteria that establishes the cause of diseases? - ANSWER-4.* Germ Theory 5. Anthrax 6. Tuberculosis 7. Koch's Postulates INTRODUCTION 1.* How do we contact most microorganisms? 2. Do most microorganisms harm us? - ANSWER-1.* By breathing in, ingest them with food and drinks, and by picking them up on our skin 2. No MICROBES, HEALTH AND DISEASE 1.* Are most microbes harmful or beneficial to our bodies? 2. Can microbes cause disease? - ANSWER-1.* Most microbes are harmless; many are beneficial 2. Yes, some can cause disease if there is an opportunity 3.*